Object Number 2012.0024.091

Object Name

Tool (for needlework) (Tape measure)

Category

Textiles (Needlework)

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Davison B. Hawthorne

Place of Origin

France, Europe

Date

1860-1890

Subjects

Stanhope optical viewer

Materials

Linen; Vegetable ivory; Glass; Ivory

Techniques

Woven (plain), Turned, Pierced, Printed

Dimensions (inches)

1.693 (H) , 0.827 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

4.3 (H) , 2.1 (Diam)

Measurement Notes

Overall diameter measurement does not include protrusion of tape from body of measure.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Rogers, Gay Ann. 1983 An Illustrated History of Needlework Tools.
• pg 72-73
[Book] Rogers, Gay Ann. 1983 An Illustrated History of Needlework Tools.
• similar pictured pg 128, plate 92