1958.3026.001-.003 Clothes Pins
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Clothespin (Scrimshaw clothes pin)

  • Category:

    Organic (ivory, horn, etc.)

  • Place of Origin:

    United States, North America

  • Date:

    1825-1900

  • Materials:

    Bone

  • Techniques:

    Carved

  • Museum Object Number:

    1958.3026.001


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1958.3026.001

Object Name

Clothespin (Scrimshaw clothes pin)

Category

Organic (ivory, horn, etc.)

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

United States, North America

Date

1825-1900

Subjects

Scrimshaw

Materials

Bone

Techniques

Carved

Dimensions (inches)

2.75 (L)

Dimensions (centimeters)

6.99 (L)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Frank, Stuart M. Ingenious Contrivances, Curiously Carved.
Similar pins, pp. 162-3. fig. 9:16