Pattern, Leatherworking
- Object Name:
- Pattern, Leatherworking
- Object ID:
- 1980.017.065
- Date:
- 1850-1870
- Description:
- Leather-working pattern, paper. Pattern is long gentle curve with sharp turn one end. One end 3" wide; other end 3.1" wide near sharp curve. Widest part of body: 6.7". Jagged hanging hole near sharp curve. On one side, parallel lines in surface texture of paper. Slightly to one side of center, a number of short creases almost parallel to edges of paper, which are clean grooves on one side and have surface dirt on high points of other side of paper. Very slight evidence of surface texture on other side of paper. One side, script ink notation: "No 2". "N" & "2" have flourishes.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- W-10.6 L-26.4 inches
- Provenance:
- From the estate of Charles Symonds, Loudon, NH, purchased at T.R. Langdell auction, June 28, 1980. The Symonds family included leatherworkers David H. Symonds (1804-1877) and his son George Symonds (1838-1930) of Concord, NH. The family also lived in Hopkinton, NH.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
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