Object Number 1958.3026.002

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

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