Pincushion
Category
Natural History / Animals, Plants & Fossils
Date
1940 - 1950
Materials
Horn
Measurements
75 mm (H)115 mm (W)140 mm (D)
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Clandon Park, Surrey
NT 1441256
Summary
[Saved] Horsehoof pincushion, marked 'Queenie'. Arthur, 6th Earl of Onslow followed his grandfather (4th Earl), who had his horse's hoof made into a pin cushion and had it on his dressing table
Provenance
Horse belonged to the 6th Earl and was destroyed during World War II. Accepted by the Treasury in lieu of Estate Duty on the death of the 5th and the 6th Earl in 1984