Sewing accessory
Category
Textiles
Date
Unknown
Materials
Cardboard, metal and thread
Measurements
106 mm (L)
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 936730.3
Summary
Cardboard strip with three hooks and seven eyes stitched in place, contained in a green cardboard box (DUN/TOY/263, a), lid missing, 'The Wolsley unshrinkable women's white wool bodices, short sleeves', with (all inventoried separately): small plain pair of steel scissors; a collection of paper items including envelopes, some containing scraps, cards and postcards, a calender, a book sleeve, cuttings, a watercolour, notepaper and children's decoupage (?) pictures (for scrap books?).
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).