Embroidered pincushion cover of fine white cotton, With two oval shields in center supported by lion and unicorn and surmounted by royal crown, border of roses and thistles, and shamrocks, with a harp at each corner, and a crown in the middle at each side, worked with satin, seed, and eyelet stitches in white cotton thread, mid-19th century, English, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 

Posted on 11 February 2012