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On Display: House - Kershner Kitchen
Tool (for textiles) (Weaver's pick)
Wilson
1780-1820
Category
Tools
Creator/Artist/Maker
Wilson (Maker)
Place of Origin
Sheffield; South Yorkshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Iron
Museum Object Number
1986.0126
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mrs. Edgar H. Sittig in memory of Edgar H. Sittig
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Object Number
1986.0126
Object Name
Tool (for textiles) (Weaver's pick)
Category
Tools
Creator (Role)
Wilson (Maker)
Place of Origin
Sheffield; South Yorkshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Origin Notes
Possibly Sheffield, England. Sheffield city directories (Rare Book Room) list numerous edge tool and steel makers with the surname Wilson during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries (as per previous cataloguer, Scott Mangieri 08/16/2007).
Date
1780-1820
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Left side of blade
Inscription: "WILSON" stamped incuse in Roman capitals above a crown and a diamond.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Iron
Techniques
- Wrought
Dimensions (inches)
0.866 (W) x 5.394 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.2 (W) x 13.7 (L)