Object number
69/149
Description
A 'mesh' used to measure the mesh or lace of nets. Acquired from, and presumably used at, Bridport Gundry Ltd., rope and net makers, Dorset.
This is a 'mesh' (also known as a 'lace'), a tool used to measure the mesh or lace of nets. It is made of unpolished wood. It was acquired from, and presumably used at, Bridport Gundry Ltd., rope and net makers of Bridport, Dorset.
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten catalogue' form – ‘MESH // 69/149 // CRAFTS Textile nets // ... // Unpolished wood // Used for measuring the mesh or lace of nets. // Known also as a LACE // [pencil drawing]’
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_9582.tif - High resolution image
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_7783.tif - High resolution image
