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- Pincushion Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama -
- 1960-1969
- Collections - Artifact
Pincushion Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama
- Sewing Box, "Victory for Adams," 1824-1828 - By the mid-1820s, a small selection of Presidential campaign materials sporting slogans and images of the candidates--buttons, medallions, flasks, and small boxes--were available to Americans. This colorful sewing box with a portrait of John Quincy Adams inside is topped with a padded velvet pincushion proclaiming: "Victory for Adams." He won in 1824 but lost the rematch to Andrew Jackson in 1828.
- 1824-1828
- Collections - Artifact
Sewing Box, "Victory for Adams," 1824-1828
By the mid-1820s, a small selection of Presidential campaign materials sporting slogans and images of the candidates--buttons, medallions, flasks, and small boxes--were available to Americans. This colorful sewing box with a portrait of John Quincy Adams inside is topped with a padded velvet pincushion proclaiming: "Victory for Adams." He won in 1824 but lost the rematch to Andrew Jackson in 1828.
- Pincushion, 1880-1900 - Traditional make-dos are useful and precious objects that broke during their working lives. Their owners felt compelled to restore or repurpose these objects in a variety of ways. The glass stem was once the base of a goblet but now supports a decorative and functional pin cushion.
- 1880-1900
- Collections - Artifact
Pincushion, 1880-1900
Traditional make-dos are useful and precious objects that broke during their working lives. Their owners felt compelled to restore or repurpose these objects in a variety of ways. The glass stem was once the base of a goblet but now supports a decorative and functional pin cushion.