DepartmentTextiles-United States & Canada
Silk shoe emery cushion
NamePin cushion
Artist
Artist Not Recorded
Date19th century
Place madeUnited States, North America
Place madeEurope
MediumSilk, file, straight pins
Dimensions2 3/16 × 1 3/4 × 3/8 in. (5.5 × 4.5 × 1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, gift of the Patricia M. Newman Trust, FA.2016.62.4
Object numberFA.2016.62.4
DescriptionThis gray silk boot pin cushion has red file heel and toe. Straight pins outline the boot in seam areas, evenly spaced up the boot front, and serving as hooks for red thread lacing.
