University of Reading | Archive and Museum Database

Object number
92/107
Description
Piece of soft leather stitched at the sides. Probably made as a cap to protect the end of a burnishing tools but also used to polish the tips.
This is a rectangular piece of soft leather stitched at the sides. Probably was made as a cap to protect the end of the burnishing tools but also used to polish the tips.
Physical description
1 burnisher: leather
Object name
Burnisher
Material
Leather
Technique
Stitched
Associated subject
CRAFTS
Bookbinding