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Wooden knitting guard with heart shaped top

Key details

Object number
3.4543.a
Date
1770 to 1799
On display
No

Description

Wooden knitting guard with heart shaped top section and diamond-shaped pointed lower section. One side of the heart has embossed diamond pattern. Two holes on top to hold needles. Heart-shaped section is slotted to hook onto knitting.

This is the second of two Knitting guards that reportedly belonged to Burns' Mother.


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Material

Measurements

  • Depth: 1(cm)
  • Height: 10(cm)
  • Width: 4.5(cm)

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