Collection Highlights
Grenadier cap
Date:
1740-1770
Object Number:
1890.3
Medium:
Wool, linen
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Tape loom fragment
Object Number:
INV.6428
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Wood, fiber
Dimensions:
Overall: 31 3/4 x 7 1/2 x 1/4 in. ( 80.6 x 19 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Wooden hour-glass shaped fragment of a tape loop with loom bars carved out on one end and inserted into a rectangular block; opposite end was once inserted into another section of the loom; remnants of red and gray thread stuck in the bars.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
