Pins and pincushions . ver spangles. Thepincushion is made of white satin, much faded andsadly frayed, showing the white cotton-wool withwhich it is stuffed. A coronet formed of steel beadsand spangles, with the initials C. D. (Charles, sixthEarl of Dorset), form the central decoration, and thereis on either side of these a device in spangles represent-ing a true lovers knot. The spangles are pale green,but it is impossible to say if that was their originalcolour. A gilt fringe, now very much tarnished, sur-rounds the cushion, with tassels of the same at eachcorner. Plate XXIX. shews a magnifi
Pins and pincushions . ver spangles. Thepincushion is made of white satin, much faded andsadly frayed, showing the white cotton-wool withwhich it is stuffed. A coronet formed of steel beadsand spangles, with the initials C. D. (Charles, sixthEarl of Dorset), form the central decoration, and thereis on either side of these a device in spangles represent-ing a true lovers knot. The spangles are pale green,but it is impossible to say if that was their originalcolour. A gilt fringe, now very much tarnished, sur-rounds the cushion, with tassels of the same at eachcorner. Plate XXIX. shews a magnificent pincushion of thetime of Charles II., and, for all we know to the contrary,may have been used in one of the royal palaces of that Merry Monarch. It is embroidered in colouredsilks and silver purl on white satin, and the more con-ventional design compared with that of Queen Eliza-beths time claims attention. In Plate XXX., Illustrations i and 2, we find amost curious accessory to the work-table, made use PLATE XXIX. XXX
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