Accession No
TEMP.03288
Description
Sewing tape measure made of wood with Tunbridge ware pin cushion lid. Base containing ribbon in form of a cotton reel with horizontal linear banding and flared, plain, base. Linear slit in one side with faded sheer ribbon extending from interior, end stop missing. Lid formed from two flared wooden bands with geometric inlay; top of red velvet.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England
Period
Post Medieval 19th century
Source
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
TEMP.03288
Cultural Affliation
Material
Wood; Fibre; ?Cotton; ?Silk
Local Term
Measurements
26mm x 44mm
Events
Context (Display)
Object previously mounted on display board of hardboard, with metal wire.
Event Date
Author: Heather Donoghue
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 wood with Tunbridge ware pin cushion lid. Base containing ribbon in form of a cotton reel with horizontal linear banding and flared, plain, base. Linear slit in one side with faded sheer ribbon extending from interior, end stop missing. Lid formed from two flared wooden bands with geometric inlay; top of red velvet.
Event Date 17/1/2025
Author: Heather Donoghue
Conservation (Freezing)
CON.2025.6153 | Freezing
Event Date 5/3/2025
Author: Kirsty Kernohan
FM:323396
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