Name/Title
Loom, TapeEntry/Object ID
2017.3.044Description
Table tape loom, 19th century, probably Shaker. The harnesses are alternately raised and lowered by pressure on one or the other of the padded hand levers. Tape, sometimes called "carriage lace," could be made in simple patterns.
Padded shedding levers.Collection
Textile T&E Collection (ATHM)Acquisition
Accession
2017.3Credit Line
Transferred from the ATHM in Lowell, MA upon its closing in 2017Made/Created
Date made
1800 - 1900Notes
American (Prob. Shaker)Other Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Old NumberOther Number
1959.1.14Dimensions
Height
12-1/2 inWidth
8-1/4 inLength
17-1/8 inMaterial
oak, Wood: pine, wire