Collection Highlights
Grenadier cap
Date:
1740-1770
Object Number:
1890.3
Medium:
Wool, linen
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Luce Center
Bobbins in container
Object Number:
INV.7924a-e
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Wood, wool
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/8 x 2 in. ( 7.9 x 5.1 cm )
Marks:
handwritten: inside base, in pencil: "2 25"
Description:
Hollow wooden darning egg with threaded lid; inside is a wooden double bobbin, wound with silk and cotton thread. Inserted throught the center of the bobbin is a wooden two part cylindrical needle case, now missing its base.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
