Collection Highlights
Get off the track! : a song for Emmancipation, sung by the Hutchinsons, respectfully dedicated to Nath.l P. Rogers, as a mark of esteem for his intrepidity in the cause of human rights
Date:
1844
Object Number:
LIB.M1622a.Hutchinson
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Tape loom
Object Number:
Z.1307
Date:
1780-1850
Medium:
Wood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 11 in. ( 21.6 x 16.5 x 27.9 cm )
Description:
Wooden tape loom with a rectangular base with molded edge and ogee-curved ends, four turned standards with twelve vertical dowels to draw the tape through and a thick molded horizontal dowel spool with carved gear to wind the tape on to; metal nails hold body together.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
