Holder or "scabbard" for knitting needles, Canterbury, NH

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Holder or "scabbard" for knitting needles, Canterbury, NH

Object ID:

1957.9451.1

Community:

New Hampshire, Canterbury

Makers

Shaker

Description

Worked bone. Top of bone is recessed with a central through-hole; tapers drastically to a slightly tapered cylinder. Base of cylinder is shaved to a flat edge, where there is a through-hole.

Notes

This needle holder, called a "scabbard," was sewn to a heart-shaped piece of fabric that sisters wore pinned to their dresses, so that they could easily put down and then retrieve the needle.

New Hampshire Canterbury

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