Name/Title
Tailor's dress-cutting square ruleEntry/Object ID
2018.1.10Description
A double-sided square rule measuring 16” on the shortest side and 22” on the longest side with a curved brass insert connecting the two sides. There are two thin, curved cutouts in the brass insert. No. 541.Context
Miss Sophie A. Nickerson was a seamstress who managed and taught at a dressmaking school in Providence. At the “Scientific Dress Cutting School,” Miss. Nickerson taught using L.B. Hale’s mechanical tailor system of square measurement, but she also created her own patterning system.Collection
Glee Krueger CollectionMade/Created
Artist
Sophie A. NickersonDate made
circa 1889Place
City
ProvidenceState/Province
Rhode IslandCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaLexicon
Getty AAT
Concept
rulers (measuring devices)Dimensions
Height
40.5 cmWidth
55.8 cm