Object Number 2012.0024.087

Object Name

Tool (for needlework) (Tape measure)

Category

Textiles (Needlework)

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Davison B. Hawthorne

Place of Origin

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1820-1850

Materials

Wood; Rosewood; Silk

Techniques

Turned, Carved, Printed

Dimensions (inches)

1.339 (H) , 1.181 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

3.4 (H) , 3 (Diam)

Measurement Notes

Diameter measured across top.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Taunton, Nerylla. 1997 Antique Needlework Tools and Embroideries.
• pp. 109, 144-145; plate 159-160.