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1884.46.6

Cloth beater, of cylindrical piece of wood with handle. [MJD (Verve) 9/6/2016]

1884.46.6

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Collection type
Object
Description
Cloth beater, of cylindrical piece of wood with handle. [MJD (Verve) 9/6/2016]
Long description
Cloth beater, of cylindrical piece of wood with handle. [MJD (Verve) 9/6/2016]
Date
Date collected
By 1874
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Process Carved, Process Grooved
Dimensions
Length: max 355 mm, Width: max 80 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.46.6
Research and responses

Pitt Rivers was in Ireland [serving in the Army] from 1862-66, this object could have been obtained during this period [Bowden, 1991: 60-4]. [AP Leverhulme project on founding collection 1995-1998]

Search terms: Textile, Tool, Beater

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