Dressmaker's pin
Category
Household and miscellaneous
Date
Unknown
Materials
Paper, Metal
Measurements
40 mm (Width); 115 mm (Length)
Collection
Lacock, Wiltshire
NT 1989207
Summary
Four packs of Queen's Pin Point dressmakers pins. The packaging is red paper with a diamond pattern of white lines and little crowns. Each pack is folded in to four and has the capacity for four rows of pins. There are two designs of packaging, there are two of each, as one design has the name Newey printed and the fonts are different. These objects were found in the top drawer of a mahogany table (CMS no. 997561.1).