Goffering Iron
ca. 1850 (made)
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Goffering iron of wrought and cast iron with maker's mark 'W. Hitchcock & Co' stamped inside base. The stem is wrought, the remainder is cast.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Wrought and cast iron with stamped base |
| Brief description | Goffering iron, wrought and cast iron with maker's mark stamped inside, England, ca. 1850 |
| Physical description | Goffering iron of wrought and cast iron with maker's mark 'W. Hitchcock & Co' stamped inside base. The stem is wrought, the remainder is cast. |
| Gallery label | GOFFERING-IRON, wrought and cast iron, England; c.1850
Maker's mark of W. Hitchcock & Co stamped inside base.
The stem is wrought, the remainder cast. The goffering or 'tally' iron (the latter a corruption of 'Italian iron' after the country from which they were introduced in the early 17th century) was used to make ruffles, frills and flounces in starched linen. The barrel was heated by inserting a red-hot bar of iron like a poker. The linen was grasped in both hands and pressed over the hot barrel making a semi-circular crimp.
Gift of R. Linstead
Museum No. M.147-1919(07/1994) |
| Object history | The goffering or 'tally' iron (the latter a corruption of 'Italian iron' after the country from which they were introduced in the early 17th century) was used to make ruffles, frills and flounces in starched linen. The barrel was heated by inserting a red-hot bar of iron like a poker. The linen was grasped in both hands and pressed over the hot barrel making a semi-circular crimp. |
| Bibliographic reference | Glissman, A. H. The Evolution of the Sad-Iron. California, 1970. |
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| Accession number | M.147-1919 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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