Smoothing implement
Category
Wooden objects
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood and sharkskin
Measurements
51 mm (Width) x 52 mm (Depth); 321 mm (Length)
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Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1332942.1
Summary
Smoothing implement of wood and sharkskin. Rectangular block of wood with one end shaped into a tapering handle. Three sides covered with a single piece of skin stuck on. Fourth side has a separate piece of skin tacked on with a nail at each corner.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.