Tool (for textiles) (Tape loom)

John Drissell

1795

Category

Tools

Creator (Role)

John Drissell (Maker)

Place of Origin

Lower Milford Township; Pennsylvania; Bucks; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America

Origin Notes

Origin is probably Lower Milford Township, Bucks County.

Date

1795

Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label

Type: Inscription

Location: Heddle

Inscription: Anna Stauffer AD 1795/ Den 2 ten May John Drissell/ his hand and pen

Mark/Signature: Yes

Materials

Dimensions (inches)

17.375 (H) x 9.625 (W) x 16.75 (L)

Dimensions (centimeters)

44.13 (H) x 24.45 (W) x 42.545 (L)

Measurement Notes

OW at end, OD between outer edges of ends.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

Article: Cummings, John & Cummings, Martha S. 1958 John Drissell and his boxes. Pennsylvania Folklife. 9, no. 4 (Fall)

• A related object (loom 65.2267) is illustrated and discussed in this article.

Book: Hutchins, Catherine E., et al. 1983 Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans.

• Published in fig. 216, p. 223.

Book: Ames, Kenneth L. 1977 Beyond Necessity: Art in the Folk Tradition.

• Published on p. 75, fig. 84.

Book: Weidert, Bonnie R. 1999 Tape Looms Past and Present.

Book: Richman, Irwin. 2001 Pennsylvania German Arts: More than Hearts, Parrots, and Tulips.

• Published: p. 80.

Book: Cooper, Wendy A. & Minardi, Lisa. Paint, Pattern & People: Furniture of Southeastern Pennsylvania 1725-1850.

• Published: fig. 1.50, pp. 36 and 236.

Book: Hess, Clarke. 2001 Mennonite Arts.

• See pp. 64-65 for more info. and a related tape loom.

Book: Garvan, Beatrice B. 1982 The Pennsylvania German Collection.

• See p. 59, no. 16 for a related tape loom.

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Tool (for textiles) (Tape loom)

John Drissell

1795