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TITLE
Leather horse pin
 
DESCRIPTION
Leather horse pin

Miniature pillow design, leather decorated with punch marks. Cotton mane and tail. Eye made of sewn yellow thread, safety pin sewn to back.

2 1/4" W x 2 7/8" H
 
CONTEXT
Mrs. Mabel Rose Vogel was an art teacher in Rohwer camp, and retained many of her student's art projects. Many were donated to the Smithsonian for its exhibit, but a room full remained in her apartment.
 
CREDIT
Courtesy of Mabel Rose Vogel
 
DATE
1943-1945