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Twine
Rug
Sample
Baler twine was often collected from the fields after harvesting and used to make doormats. The first sample is a prepared length of plaited baler twine ready for sewing. The second sample shows a length of plaited twine which has been sewn edge to edge into an oval shape. They were made by Mrs Pheobe Owen of Shiplake, Oxfordshire. The samples are part of the Hemeon Collection of rug-making tools …
Contributors
- Owen, Phoebe
Subject
- CRAFTS : textile-working
- Rug making
Type of item
- Twine
- Rug
- Sample
Contributors
- Owen, Phoebe
Subject
- CRAFTS : textile-working
- Rug making
Type of item
- Twine
- Rug
- Sample
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
Places
- Shiplake
Provenance
- Museum of English Rural Life, University of Reading, United Kingdom
Identifier
- 74/131/54
- 14408
- http://mint-projects.image.ntua.gr/Museu/ProvidedCHO/Museum of English Rural Life, University of Reading/14408
Providing country
- Europe
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2019-10-18T17:42:02.671Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2019-10-18T17:42:02.671Z