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The image shows a beaded pin cushion in a wavy, rectangular shape with a floral design. The cushion displays various colors including browns, blues, pinks, greens, and whites on a dark brown background. Positioned centrally on a plain, beige background, the pin cushion has a blue and white beaded border with floral patterns in different colors such as pink, blue, and green.
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The image shows a beaded pin cushion in a wavy, rectangular shape with a floral design. The cushion displays various colors including browns, blues, pinks, greens, and whites on a dark brown background. Positioned centrally on a plain, beige background, the pin cushion has a blue and white beaded border with floral patterns in different colors such as pink, blue, and green.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Beaded Pin Cushion

J. Howard Iams

Date
1937
Medium
watercolor, gouache, and pen and ink on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 35.6 x 28 cm (14 x 11 in.) Original IAD Object: 5 3/4" wide; 6" long
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.210
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Washington
  • American
  • needlework
Inscription

lower right in watercolor: J. Howard Iams. 1937

NGA object ID 12419. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.