Pleating iron

Name/Title

Pleating iron

Entry/Object ID

2025.9.89

Description

Pleating iron of silver tone metal, probably steel, with finger loops and three prongs.

Category

Tools

Acquisition

Accession

2025.9

Source or Donor

Brooklyn Museum

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown maker

Time Period

19th Century

Place

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

Goffering irons

Dimensions

Dimension Description

closed: 2 × 3/8 × 11 1/8 in. (5.1 × 1 × 28.3 cm) open: 8 1/2 × 3/8 × 9 3/8 in. (21.6 × 1 × 23.8 cm)

Material

Metal

Color

Silver