£80
Curiosity: Sweetheart Pillow Pin Cushion
A highly decorative example of its type. With copious glass beads; metal studs and wool tassels. Heavily decorated on both sides. One with an embroidered silk “A Very Merry Christmas To You” with Robin on branch of mistletoe. The other side with initials.
Sweetheart pin cushions were usually made by convalescing soldiers as presents for sweethearts at home and are delightfully romantic souvenirs of a bygone age. They were popular from the period of the Crimean War until World War 1. Kits were sent to soldiers to make up so common motifs and materials are often seen. The resulting pin cushions are fine examples of folk art.
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