Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
1961.027.032 |
Object Name |
Scissors |
Title |
Embroidery Scissors (pre-1865) |
Lexicon category |
4: T&E For Materials |
Date |
pre-1865 |
Artist |
Unidentified maker |
Made |
Unknown |
Place of Origin |
Unknown |
Description |
These scissors are all-metal, likely steel, and have a black colouration. There are two pieces which pivot for the cutting action. The finger holes of the handles are egg-shaped. No maker's identification is seen. |
Makers mark |
None |
Provenance |
The precise age and origin of these scissors is not known, but they reportedly belonged to Catharine Brown Sutton who died in Sarawak Township, Grey County on September of 1865. |
Collection |
First Nations, Sutton Collection |
Material |
Metal |
Dimensions |
W-2.9 L-6.1 D-0.2 cm |
Found |
Brantford |
People |
Sutton, Catharine Morgan, Catherine |
Search Terms |
Sarawak Township Ojibwa (Anishnaabe, Anishnibeg) |
Function |
A small implement used for snipping threads and cutting small holes in fabrics. The size made them useful for snipping threads during embroidery work. |