Sewing bird

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Dublin Core

Title

Sewing bird

Subject

Supports, Sewing

Description

This bird’s beak can be opened by squeezing the tail; the beak holds fabric, allowing the use of both hands for sewing. A small pin cushion would be glued onto the bird’s back. This sewing bird was used by Mary Louisa Sawyer of Burlington in the 1850s.

Creator

Margaret Tamulonis

Publisher

Robert Hull Fleming Museum

Date

3/31/10

Coverage

Vermont; 1850-1870

About the Original Item

Date Added
March 31, 2010
Collection
Fleming Museum
Citation
Margaret Tamulonis, “Sewing bird,” Omeka@CTL, accessed March 29, 2024, http://libraryexhibits.uvm.edu/omeka/items/show/553.
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