Plaid Silk Pincushion
Date1820-1840
MediumSilk; steel pins
Dimensions2 ¼ H x 2 1/8"W x ½" D
Credit LineMuseum Purchase, The Friends of Colonial Williamsburg Collections Fund
Object number2009-43,9
DescriptionPincushion in pear shape of brown silk plaid over card stock with yellow-green ribbons, stuck with 15 pins. Accompanied by a paper label that reads, "Worn by Sarah Pennock, Great Grandmother of Caroline & C. W. Miller"Label TextThis pincushion was used by Sarah Wistar Pennock (1770-1845), a Quaker woman from Philadelphia.
MarkingsThe paper label with pin cushion reads, "Worn by Sarah Pennock, Great Grandmother of Caroline & C. W. Miller."
ProvenanceProbably made and used by Sarah Wistar Pennock (1770-1845).
1750-1780
1760-1775
ca. 1782
1800-1827 (compiled); some 1726
1764
1798-1801
December 26, 1787 (dated)
1805-1810
