Charming Antique Walnut Pin Cushion folk art wooden bird Approx 2 1/4" in diameter

Approx 2 1/4" in diameter and in very good condition

Dated 1827

It is Grueby

Harriet Claire Mansfield

12 3/4” high at spout tip

Charming Antique Walnut Pin Cushion folk art wooden bird Approx 2 1/4" in diameterAnother great old pin cushion and another example of putting readily accessible (free!) materials to practical use, in this case the shell of a walnut. Brown fabric (silk I believe, and I think two layers of it) with tightly packed stuffing inside (perhaps sawdust, it's a bit hard to tell), and with a red ribbon loop, which would make it easy to wear around one's neck when doing some sewing or mending. Definitely it was used, with plenty of pin pricks