Object Number 2012.0024.041

Object Name

Tool (for needlework) (Needle case and needles)

Category

Textiles (Needlework)

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Davison B. Hawthorne

Creator (Role)

Kirby, Beard, & Co. (Retailer)

Ernst Jahncke (Manufacturer)
Active in London. See: Wyman's commercial encyclopædia of leading manufacturers of Great Britain, and their Productions, Being a Guide to Merchant Buyers All Over the World (London: Wyman & Sons, 1888): 356-357.

Place of Origin

Redditch, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Origin Notes

Place of manufacture of the needles.

Secondary Place of Origin

London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Secondary Origin Notes

Ernst Jahncke's factory, Canonbury Works, was located in London.

Date

1888-1920

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; Exterior body of case, and case caps; Refer to Notes tab

Materials

Metal; Foil; Lacquer

Techniques

Rolled, Seamed, Printed, Lacquered

Dimensions (inches)

2.362 (H) , 0.709 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

6 (H) , 1.8 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Rogers, Gay Ann. 1983 An Illustrated History of Needlework Tools.
• Similar cases pictured pg 69 plate 40