Pincushion Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama

THF199941 / Pincushion Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama

Artifact Overview

Artifact

Pincushion

Date Made

1960-1969

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2023.50.144

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Metal
Velvet (Fabric weave)

Color

Ruby (Color)
Gold (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 3.5 in
Diameter: 3.5 in

Inscriptions

underneath tag, A / Gold / Tone / Product / NYC-USA

Keywords	United States, Alabama, Selma Pincushions Sewing (Needleworking technique) Jackson, Richie Jean Sherrod, 1932-2013

Artifact
Dr. Sullivan & Mrs. Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson Home
The home of Dr. Sullivan and Richie Jean Jackson, originally located in Selma, Alabama, is a Civil Rights Movement landmark. The home served as a refuge where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and other leaders worked, collaborated, strategized, and planned the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery marches. These marches led to the signing of the Voting Rights Act on August 6, 1965.