Beaded set for a Dressing Table
Beaded set for a Dressing Table
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Beaded set for a Dressing Table

Applied Arts

2020.12.30.4ac.AA.DC.C1865.GB
Description
The set of small household items for accessories consisting of a central firm cushion that would probably have been used for hat pins with the two side shoe-form pockets that would have been for Mr and Mrs pocket watches. All three pieces have been beaded onto an olive-green velvet fabric with floral decoration of flowers made from clear, white beads and pearls. The two pocket watch holders have a centre of presumed cardboard covered with silk. 

This set is a good exemple of the difference between a pocket watch support and a pincushion, usually confused one with another.
Materials
Velvet
Silk
Glass beads
Origin
vers 1865 United Kingdom
Dimensions
Width : 17.5 cm
Length : 19 cm
Height : 7 cm