2012.0024.069 Crochet hook, View 1
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Tool (for needlework) (Crochet hook)

  • Category:

    Textiles (Needlework)

  • Creator (Role):

    William Ross (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North America

  • Materials:

    Iron; Pewter

  • Techniques:

    Wrought, Fused

  • Museum Object Number:

    2012.0024.069


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Object Number

2012.0024.069

Object Name

Tool (for needlework) (Crochet hook)

Category

Textiles (Needlework)

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Davison B. Hawthorne

Creator (Role)

William Ross (Maker)
Active in Baltimore, MD, ca 1879, when he is granted a patent for improvements to crochet hooks. See U. S. patent 215,979 granted May 27, 1879 (https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/pages/US215979-0.png, accessed 12/10/13).

Place of Origin

Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North America

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Side of shank; [impressed] PAT MAY '79

Materials

Iron; Pewter

Techniques

Wrought, Fused

Dimensions (inches)

4.409 (L) , 0.197 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

11.2 (L) , 0.5 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Rogers, Gay Ann. 1983 An Illustrated History of Needlework Tools.
pg 196