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Tape loom
about 1680–1720
Object Place: Massachusetts
Medium/Technique
Oak
Dimensions
52.07 x 22.86 x 1.27 cm (20 1/2 x 9 x 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Edwin E. Jack Fund
Accession Number1977.636
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Textile- and costume-making
DescriptionOn oak tape loom with a hole near the base for hanging; concave side near base; slits cut from upper two-thirds of loom, with holes punctured making a line through the slatsl slats secured to top rail by wooden pins with a roseheaded nail at either end.
Initials TB and compass work hexafoil inscribed beneath slits on one side; initials TB above and below slats on opposite side.
Initials TB and compass work hexafoil inscribed beneath slits on one side; initials TB above and below slats on opposite side.
InscriptionsThe initials "TB" are carved on one side, and twice on the other.
Provenance1977, museum purchase from Mrs. Donald (Elizabeth) O'Dell, 76 Green Street, Marblehead, Massachusetts (Accession Date September 14, 1977)