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1931

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Figure for a Pincushion (One of a Pair) Figure

This is a figure. It is dated late 19th century and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Eleanor Garnier Hewitt. It is credited Gift of Eleanor Garnier Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 13 × 7 × 8.5 cm (5 1/8 × 2 3/4 × 3 3/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Base: [1] "Recd 1/19/32 from 9- Lex Ave N - Y", written in cursive in ink on brown paper label attached to base

It is signed

Unsigned

It is inscribed

Uninscribed

Cite this object as

Figure for a Pincushion (One of a Pair) Figure; hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel; H x W x D: 13 × 7 × 8.5 cm (5 1/8 × 2 3/4 × 3 3/8 in.); Gift of Eleanor Garnier Hewitt; 1931-65-160

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