Mauchline Ware Tape Holder- Old Man of the Mountain

Art

Museum of the White Mountains

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

MWM2013.0014.0004

Description

Item is a light-colored wooden souvenir measuring tape holder in the form of a miniature butter churn featuring a black drawing labeled, "Old Man of the Mountain." The item is a piece of Mauchline ware. The image features a view of a mountain side with a profile in the rock. Flying around the mountain are several birds. There are clouds in the distance. The measuring tape is missing. There is a slit in the side of the body of the churn out of which the tape should stick.

Artwork Details

Medium

Wood, Varnish

Collection

Bailey Collection

Acquisition

Accession

MWM2013.0014

Source or Donor

Mrs. Joanne Bailey

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist Information

Role

Artist

Date made

1850 - 1933

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Holder, Tape

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Holder, Needlework

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Container, Needlework

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Needleworking Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Textileworking T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Souvenirs, Tourism, Sewing, Sewing equipment & supplies, Mountains, Birds

Search Terms

Old Man of the Mountain (Grafton county, New Hampshire : peak), Cannon Mountain (Grafton county, New Hampshire : peak), Franconia Notch (Grafton county, New Hampshire : valley), Geological formations

Dimensions

Height

2 in

Diameter

1 in

Condition

Notes

Some cracking of shellac and other imperfections throughout including some dark spots which make viewing the image difficult.

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Status By: Bolduc, Lindsay Status Date: 2013-08-15 Scan ID#: WM201300565; WM201300566; WM201300567 UDF03: NHHN EXPORT