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Tool (for needlework) (Tool Handle)
Category
Textiles (Needlework)
Place of Origin
Possibly New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Bone
Museum Object Number
2012.0024.116
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Davison B. Hawthorne
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Object Number
2012.0024.116
Object Name
Tool (for needlework) (Tool Handle)
Category
Textiles (Needlework)
Place of Origin
Possibly New England; United States; North America
Subject(s)
- Scrimshaw
Materials
- Bone
Techniques
- Carved
Dimensions (inches)
0.236 (H) x 2.756 (W) x 0.236 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
0.6 (H) x 7 (W) x 0.6 (D)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Frank, Stuart M. 2012 Ingenious Contrivances, Curiously Carved: Scrimshaw in the New Bedford Whaling Museum.
• Cagework illustrated on pg 205, Fist motif illustrated pg 181Book: Frank, Stuart M. 2012 Ingenious Contrivances, Curiously Carved: Scrimshaw in the New Bedford Whaling Museum.
• a variety of bodkins (including examples of cagework and carved fists) illustrated pg 211Other: Killian, Jackie. Kay Hawthorne Collection of Needlework Tools.