Accession Number

2008.005.002

Description

A cast-metal painted pincushion in the form of an up-turned rumpled top-hat beside a stag, the interior of the hat filled with a rounded tuft of stuffing of undetermined material and topped in tartan fabric, the hat's wide brim painted with gold letters reading "A Lum Hat Frae Bonnie Scotland", the stag painted in life-like tones of black, brown and cream and missing part of its right hind leg, the overall surface finish of the assemblage in worn condition.

History of Use

Unknown

Date

circa 1880

Dimensions

7 x 10 cm

Material

Metal; Fabric; Paint

Technique

Cast; Painted; Upholstered