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Tool (for needlework) (Awl)
1800-1850
Category
Textiles (Needlework)
Place of Origin
England or United States; United Kingdom or United States; Europe or North America
Materials
- Bone
- Wood
Museum Object Number
2012.0024.075
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Davison B. Hawthorne
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Object Number
2012.0024.075
Object Name
Tool (for needlework) (Awl)
Category
Textiles (Needlework)
Place of Origin
England or United States; United Kingdom or United States; Europe or North America
Date
1800-1850
Materials
- Bone
- Wood
Techniques
- Turned
Dimensions (inches)
4.134 (H) x 0.827 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
10.5 (H) x 2.1 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Thompson, Helen. Sewing Tools and Trinkets: Collector's identification and value guide (Vol 2).
• Bone awls pictured: pg 99Book: Frank, Stuart M. 2012 Ingenious Contrivances, Curiously Carved: Scrimshaw in the New Bedford Whaling Museum.
• carved hand motif: pg 181Book: Frank, Stuart M. 2012 Ingenious Contrivances, Curiously Carved: Scrimshaw in the New Bedford Whaling Museum.
• Bodkins, fids and awls carved from bone/ivory: pg 211Other: Killian, Jackie. Kay Hawthorne Collection of Needlework Tools.