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Tool (for needlework) (Needle case)
Dirk Goedhart
11/28/1815 (1814-1815)
Category
Textiles (Needlework)
Creator/Artist/Maker
Dirk Goedhart (Maker)
Place of Origin
Amsterdam; North Holland; Netherlands; Europe
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
2011.0051.044 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Davison B. Hawthorne
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Object Number
2011.0051.044 A, B
Object Name
Tool (for needlework) (Needle case)
Category
Textiles (Needlework)
Creator (Role)
Dirk Goedhart (Maker)
Place of Origin
Amsterdam; North Holland; Netherlands; Europe
Date
11/28/1815 (1814-1815)
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Cap
Inscription: A V S (above) 11/28 flanked at left by '18, at right by '15'
Type: Mark
Location: Underside of cap
Inscription: Impressed diamond containing the letter a Crescent symbol over the letters "GH"
Type: Mark
Location: Underside of cap
Inscription: Impressed single sword duty mark
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
Techniques
- Rolled
- Repousse
- Engraved
- Soldered
Dimensions (inches)
0.669 (W) x 3.74 (L) x 0.472 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
1.7 (W) x 9.5 (L) x 1.2 (Diam)
Measurement Notes
Overall length measured with the case assembled. Overall width measured at widest point of base of cap. Overall diameter measured at the widest part of the shaft of the case.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Sullivan, Kay. 2004 Needlework Tools and Accessories- A Dutch Tradition.
• Pg 83, Plate 34Book: Sullivan, Kay. 2004 Needlework Tools and Accessories- A Dutch Tradition.
• Maker's mark published pg 202Book: Rogers, Gay Ann. 1983 An Illustrated History of Needlework Tools.
• Chapter 3Other: Killian, Jackie. Kay Hawthorne Collection of Needlework Tools.