Sewing bird
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