Untitled
John Burgess (Junior) (1813-1874) Untitled Pencil on paper 265mm x 330mm This is one of many drawings collected in a large scrapbook.
Wooden Darning Mushroom
This is darning mushroom is made of the very hard, dense wood of box or holly.
The item to be mended, like a sock, would be stretched over the smooth 'mushroom' top and the hole darned with a needle ...
Wooden Pin Cushion on a clamp
Turned and polished wood, (holly or box wood) pincushion clamp. It would have been used to fix one end of a piece of fabric firmly to a table, so that it could be held taut with one hand while pinning ...
Wooden Sewing Box - interior
The box is lined with red silk and contains many compartments. The bobbins are finely carved mother of pearl.
19th century
265mm x 192mm
Wooden Sieve
Round wooden sieve, with mesh made from a stiff, coarse-weave fabric. It would have been used to sieve dry products such as flour.
Early 20th century
230mm diameter x 115mm