Woodcarving Tool Kit
ca. 1800 (made)
| Place of origin |
Set of 48 woodcarving tools
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 48 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | |
| Brief description | Set of 48 woodcarving tools, England, ca. 1800 |
| Physical description | Set of 48 woodcarving tools |
| Credit line | Given by B. Young |
| Object history | Collection of 48 carpenter's and joiner's tools. Given by B. Young. Collected by Henry Young (d.1958, age 99) of Fullerton Road, Wandsworth Common, who was employed at the V&A for 52 years (1878-1930), and including tools belonging to his grand-father (John Young) and his father (Benjamin Young, who also worked for the South Kensington Museum, retired 1891). See papers 70/2741 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | W.3:1 to 48-1959 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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