Object number
66/238/1-2
Description
A needlework clamp to keep material taut while stitching. A C-shaped clamp, made of dark wood and with a red velvet pincushion.
A needlework clamp, an object in common use until the mid-nineteenth century to keep material taut while stitching. The clamp would be attached to the tabletop and the material pinned to cushion – the material could then be held taut with one hand while the other was free to sew. This is a C-shaped clamp, in two parts, made of dark wood and with a red velvet pincushion.
Physical description
1 needlework clamp: wood; velvet; padding; good condition
Archival history
MERL ‘Handwritten catalogue’ form – ‘CLAMP, Needlework // PIN CUSHION // 66/238 // CRAFTS – Textile clothing sewing // ... // Acknowledgement letter with 66/236 [accession file missing] DOMESTIC storing drink Gin bottle – no further information.’
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_7783.tif - High resolution image
