Apache
Beadwork Loom
ca. 1900 (made)
ca. 1900 (made)
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Beadwork loom of wood with a flat base, pivotal reed and three pegs which keep the warp in place. There are two wooden reeds for separating warp threads and a cotton warp is in place. An unfinished beadwork braid is on the warp complete with needle and shows a mauve design with black and gold border with coloured motifs including a key all worked in glass beads.
The loom is still in its original maroon-coloured cardboard box with a printed label 'Apache Beadwork Loom. Patent Applied For. For Weaving Indian Beadwork ...'.
The loom is still in its original maroon-coloured cardboard box with a printed label 'Apache Beadwork Loom. Patent Applied For. For Weaving Indian Beadwork ...'.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Apache (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Wood, cotton thread, beadwork braid, and glass beads, and a cardboard box |
| Brief description | 'Apache' beadwork loom of wood, Faudel, Phillips & Sons, England, ca. 1900 |
| Physical description | Beadwork loom of wood with a flat base, pivotal reed and three pegs which keep the warp in place. There are two wooden reeds for separating warp threads and a cotton warp is in place. An unfinished beadwork braid is on the warp complete with needle and shows a mauve design with black and gold border with coloured motifs including a key all worked in glass beads. The loom is still in its original maroon-coloured cardboard box with a printed label 'Apache Beadwork Loom. Patent Applied For. For Weaving Indian Beadwork ...'. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Apache Beadwork Loom. Patent Applied For. For Weaving Indian Beadwork ...' (On label printed on the box) |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs P.M.E. Orr |
| Object history | Registered File number 1987/997. Part of a Beadwork loom set with cottons, beads, needles and other accessories 'for the weaving of Indian Beadwork, Belts, Sashes, Chains, Fobs, etc,' (T.161 to P-1987). The bead loom and accessories belonged to Mrs Henry Betham Robinson (1864-1948) who in 1896 married a surgeon working at St. Thomas's Hospital. She settled at 1 Upper Wimpole Street where she lived until 1918. She was an antiquarian and collector, and was interested in embroidery and other crafts. |
| Production | Possibly purchased from Wakefield Brothers of Chelsea |
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| Accession number | T.161-1987 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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