Measure, Tape
- Object Name:
- Measure, Tape
- Object ID:
- 1936.009.02
- Date:
- circa 1850
- Description:
- Tape Measure. Sewing. Carved vegetable ivory. Pot-shaped body with corrugated surface; vertical slit on one side from which cloth tape measure is pulled. Top of pot has a white pin in center with fluted piece surrounding it. Round spool-shaped base that unscrews from pot, revealing the tape measure inside.
- Material:
- Composition
Textile - Dimensions:
- H-1.5 Dia-1 inches
- Provenance:
- Originally belonged to Laura J. (Gould) Hoskins (1817-1865), mother of the donor. Note on bottom reads, "From / Mrs. Wm. H. / Livingston / Nov. 3, 1936".
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Helen Frances Hoskins Livingston
- Subjects:
- Sewing equipment & supplies, Sewing, Measuring, Measures
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