Comb, carding

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Comb, carding

Entry/Object ID

VC.58.460

Description

Carding comb, part of pair: small rectangular curved board; bent bristles set into leather; leather mounted to back with narrow leather strips nailed all around; handle set into bottom edge; leather panel used for repair on back at base of handle; stamped on back of card: "WHITT.. [illegible]/PATENT".

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

1700 - 1833

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

(See Description)

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

10 in

Depth

2 in

Length

10 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 10 x 10 x 2 in. (25.4 cm, 5.1 cm)

Material

Wood (pine), metal (steel), Leather

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Rusted bristles; red rot deterioration and raising/splitting of leather strips around bristles; white marks (old water damage?) on leather strip at right side; handle loose; rusted nail heads; 1 1/4" horizontal split in lower frame (bristle side); ingrained dirt and fibers deep in bristles; small tear in leather in bristle pad lower left corner.

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: (1/29/02) handle loose.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Van Cortlandt Family

Notes

Former owner

Related Entries

Notes

VC.58.461 - Comb, carding - Part of set

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Not as old as originally cataloged, owing to partial maker's stamp [Jessa J. Krick, 1/25/2015]. Orginally cataloged as a "hatchel" for flax, one of a pair, but as it lacks the longer sharper spikes more common for processing flax, probably a pair of wool carding combs [Jessa Krick, 2/11/2014].

Note Type

General Note

Note

Cataloged as one of a pair, but differences in construction and maker's stamp indicate this is not truly a pair.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Van Cortlandt Manor, Storeroom/Curatorial Storage