Skirt hem marker, Canterbury, NH

Object ID:

1961.12958.1

Community:

New Hampshire, Canterbury

Description

A skirt marker of curly maple with a clear coat of varnish. At the height of the marker is a turned piece of wood with a small knob on top of a larger bulbous body. Attached to the base of the turned top is a rectangular slat. Around the slat is a metal slide with a piece of turned wood 2 1/4" d; the piece of wood has a small semi-circular base with a turned spindle. At the end of the slat is a circular turned base with multiple levels, with cove, ogee, and straight edges. The circular base is secured to a rectangular base. The underside of the base has a recessed turned center.

New Hampshire Canterbury Church Family

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