Description (Labels & Markings)
Handwritten label reads: 'D.I. H11'
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Context (Related Documents)
Found with an undated note by Rachel Hand reading: '?Model Loom. RH Remembers this is associated with the ?Arch textiles that both came from Oriental Studies.'
Event Date 13/9/2018
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Description (Physical description)
Large upright loom with cream-coloured woven fabric with tassel. Possibly a model for demonstrating weaving techniques.
Event Date 13/9/2018
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Context (Other)
Mouse nest found inside wooden crate containing loom weights. Labels found inside may or may not relate to loom and have been bagged separately. Label mentioned in description tab reading 'D. I. H11' has been extensively nibbled and now reads '[I.] H11'
Event Date 30/6/2023
Author: Stephanie Chinneck

Description (Physical description)
Large rectangular upright loom, possibly a model, with cream-coloured woven fabric with fringe. The warp strings are attached to a lower and upper beam. At the bottom, the warp is attached to a piece of fabric that wraps around a rectangular piece of wood wedged into the base of the loom creating tension. The loom also features two shed sticks. Attached to the back of the loom are two irregularly shaped false rocks coated in sand. The base of the loom sits in two cube shaped blocks of false sandstone. The loom was found and possibly used with TEMP.00619.2-9
Event Date 30/6/2023
Author: Stephanie Chinneck

Description (Physical description)
Large rectangular upright loom, possibly a model, with cream-coloured woven fabric with fringe. The warp strings are attached to a lower and upper beam. At the bottom, the warp is attached to a piece of fabric that wraps around a rectangular piece of wood wedged into the base of the loom creating tension. The loom also features two shed sticks. The loom was found and possibly used with TEMP.00619.2-9
Event Date 26/9/2023
Author: Kirsty Kernohan