Cloth stretcher, New England, ca. 1900

Object/Artifact

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Portsmouth Historical Society

Name/Title

Cloth stretcher, New England, ca. 1900

Entry/Object ID

1989.01.01

Description

Wooden woolen long-underwear stretcher for the torso and arms. Probably New England

Collection

Portsmouth Historical Society Curatorial Collection

Acquisition

Accession

1989.01

Source or Donor

Unknown

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1900

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Torso example: H. 45 1/2, W. 18 7/8, D. 3/4 in. Folding example: H. 37 7/8, W. closed 27 1/4, W. open 54 7/8, D. 3/4 in.

Material

Wood, probably pine

General Notes

Note

Card reads: After you washed the all-wool underwear, to keep it from shrinking it was pulled onto the stretchers to dry in shape. Status Date: 1999-03-26

Note

need separate entry for each