Brass sewing clamp in the shape of a dog on a cushion
date: label: date made
content: 1850-1900
notes: label: Description
content: A brass sewing clamp with the fabric clamp in the shape of a dog on a cushion. When the paw is pressed the mouth opens to hold fabric taut. There is a floral border in metal around the edge of the cushion and on the base of the clamp. This is one of three dog clamps in the NMAH/Textiles collection; they may have all been cast from the same mold.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Textiles
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Dr. Manton Copeland
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T15945.000
label: catalog number
content: T15945.000
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Sewing Clamp
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: brass (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: fabric (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 4 1/2 in x 1 3/4 in x 3 3/4 in; 11.43 cm x 4.445 cm x 9.525 cm