Cat thread keeper

Object/Artifact

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Name/Title

Cat thread keeper

Entry/Object ID

2023.7.246

Description

Carved Swiss wooden thread keeper, with upright cat holding frame with two thread spools and backpack pincushion. Pincushion detached.

Collection

Linda Ford-Wallace Collection

Category

Tools

Acquisition

Accession

2023.7

Source or Donor

Linda Ford-Wallace Estate

Made/Created

Place

City

Lausanne

State/Province

Vaud

Country

Switzerland

Continent

Europe

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Mark

Location

On backpack

Transcription

Lausanne

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

thread, pincushions

Material

Wood