Basic info

Collection

Costume and Textiles

Object name

Pinball

Object category

Textile crafts

Object subcategory

Sewing

Description

Small pinball covered with finely-knitted silk, with a white pattern on a dark red ground. A length of narrow braid, made from the same yarns, is attached to the ball. The pattern shows a swan on one side, and two small birds on the other.

Production date start

1740

Production date end

1780