Object Number 1965.2267

Object Name

Tool (for textiles) (Tape loom)

Category

Tools

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

John Drissell (Maker)
1762-1846

Place of Origin

Lower Milford Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Origin is probably Lower Milford Township, Bucks County.

Date

1795

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Signature; Heddle; "John Drissell his hand September 26h"

Materials

Pine, white; Oak; Walnut; Paint

Dimensions (inches)

21.25 (H) , 17 (L) , 9.375 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

53.975 (H) , 43.18 (L) , 23.813 (W)

Measurement Notes

W (including winder): 12.5 in.

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Catalogue] Garvan, Beatrice B. & Hummel, Charles F. 1982 The Pennsylvania Germans: a celebration of their arts, 1683-1850. An exhibition organized by the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
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[Article] Cummings, John & Cummings, Martha S. 1958 John Drissell and his boxes. Pennsylvania Folklife. 9, no. 4 (Fall)
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[Book] Stoudt, John Joseph. 1966 Pennsylvania German Folk Art.
• Published: p. 271.
[Book] Hess, Clarke. 2001 Mennonite Arts.
• See pp. 64-65 for related examples.
[Book] Cooper, Wendy A. & Minardi, Lisa. Paint, Pattern & People: Furniture of Southeastern Pennsylvania 1725-1850.
• See pp. 36-37 for related examples.
[Book] Garvan, Beatrice B. 1982 The Pennsylvania German Collection.
• See p. 59, no. 16 for related tape loom.