"British Galleries:\nPURSE AND PIN CUSHIONS
\nBy 1680 women used fewer pins for their clothing than in 1600. As a consequence, these pin cushions are much smaller than those used earlier. Their dense, metal thread embroidery also leaves little room for pins.The display of luxury trinkets such as these in a lady's dressing room provoked contemporary writers to mock such extravagance. [27/03/2003]"@en . . . .