Tailor's measurement stick

Object/Artifact

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Name/Title

Tailor's measurement stick

Entry/Object ID

2018.1.15

Description

Tailor’s measuring stick with a curved handle and one-inch, half-inch, and quarter-inch markers, measuring up to 19 inches. Numbers hand-stamped/carved into the ruler. Reads "Mrs. H. A. Ross Tailor System / Copyrighted 1882."

Collection

Glee Krueger Collection

Category

Tools

Acquisition

Accession

2018.1

Made/Created

Artist

Clara Sylvia Matthews

Date made

circa 1882

Place

City

Battle Creek

State/Province

Michigan

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

rulers (measuring devices)

Dimensions

Height

6.3 cm

Width

61 cm

Dimension Notes

Measurements are only on one side.

Material

Wood

Color

Brown, Black

Location

Room

Studio

Research Notes

Notes

Relevant Publications: 1.Instructions for Using Mrs. Ross' Tailor System, for Cutting Ladies' and Children's Garments of All Kinds, Battle Creek, MI. 1882. 2. The Ross Tailor System of Garment Cutting by Actual Measurements, Battle Creek, MI. 1887.