Pin cushion
Jonathan Swift (1667-1745)
Category
Silver
Date
1749
Materials
Silver-gilt
Measurements
60 x 200 x 152 mm; 17 oz t (Wt)
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Osterley Park and House, London
NT 772358
Summary
A silver gilt pin cushion with red velvet cushion, gadrooned rim and slightly chased, engraved lion rampant under coronet crest. Part of travelling set.
Provenance
Jersey bequest, March 1993. Villier's family heirloom.
Marks and inscriptions
Villier's family crest
Makers and roles
Jonathan Swift (1667-1745), maker