Pincushion
Category
Textiles
Date
1850 - 1864
Materials
Cotton
Measurements
28 x 27 x 77 mm
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Peckover House, Cambridgeshire
NT 781514.1.12
Caption
Alexander, Lord Peckover was an avid collector and the Cabinet of Curiosities is testament to his many travels throughout Europe and North Africa. All of the Peckover’s were great travellers and many of their journeys are recorded in the diaries and watercolour albums we hold in our archive collection.
Summary
Pin cushion. Victorian brown cotton pin cushion in shape of a slipper with beige tassel and with pins. Inscribed in ink on insole 'PHP from Emily ...'.
Provenance
Created by Alexander, Lord Peckover, in the mid 19th-century and passed down through the family. Loaned to the National Trust by the Antony Penrose Collection.