Pin Cushion, Anne Brough

 
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Mrs. Brough's Pin Cushions
Pin Cushion, Anne Brough
Mrs. Brough's Pin Cushions
Mrs. Brough's Pin Cushions

Pin Cushion, Anne Brough

Object number1984.022.10.A-B
DateUnknown Date
MediumWood, Cloth, Wood shavings
DimensionsA: 4 1/2 × 4 3/4 in. (11.4 × 12.1 cm) B: 3 3/4 × 3 1/2 in. (9.5 × 8.9 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
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    DescriptionTwo small wooden-based pin cushions. The tops are covered in stretched cloth stuffed with wood shavings. Both are used to hold extra pins for sewing and embroidery.


    Anne Brough was the twenty-fifth First Lady of Arkansas, 1917-1921. During World War I, Anne served as an active Chairman for the Woman’s Auxiliary of State Council of Defense, the Red Cross's supply- making sessions and Liberty and Victory Loans. Anne also made appearances at Suffragette Rallies in support of the right for woman to vote in the United States.
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