Accession No
TEMP.03285
Description
Sewing tape measure made of bone and wood with pink ribbon. Cylindrical base of carved bone with linear fretwork at centre; screw thread at base, lower part possibly missing. Flared bone top with wooden reel through centre. Polished wooden reel tapers to point at top; lower wooden section inside bone base and wrapped in dark pink satin ribbon. Ribbon terminates in small bone end stop.
Place
Europe
Period
Post Medieval 19th century
Source
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
TEMP.03285
Cultural Affliation
Material
Bone; Wood; Fibre; Silk
Local Term
Measurements
18mm x 45mm
Events
Context (Related Documents)
See 'Report on Collections Research and Cataloguing Project on Post Medieval 'To Be Disposed Of' Material' by David Kay in the archive (Doc.474) for background information.
Event Date 2019
Author: Heather Donoghue
Description (Physical description)
Sewing tape measure made of bone and wood with pink ribbon. Cylindrical base of carved bone with linear fretwork at centre; screw thread at base, lower part possibly missing. Flared bone top with wooden reel through centre. Polished wooden reel tapers to point at top; lower wooden section inside bone base and wrapped in dark pink satin ribbon. Ribbon terminates in small bone end stop.
Event Date 17/1/2025
Author: Heather Donoghue
Conservation (Freezing)
CON.2025.6153 | Freezing
Event Date 5/3/2025
Author: Kirsty Kernohan
FM:323393
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