Tape measure made from a nutmeg

Details

• Title

  Tape measure made from a nutmeg

• Associated place

  Europe › United Kingdom › England (place of creation)

• Date

  17th century (1601 - 1700)

• Material and technique

  nutmeg shell, encased in detached needlepoint in silk and metal thread, interlaced braid stitch, strip of parchment wound around central wire inside

• Material index

  organic › vegetal › fruit › seed › nutmeg;

  organic › animal › animal product › silk;

  processed material › metal;

  processed material › parchment

• Technique index

  carved;

  needleworked › needlepoint;

  needleworked › stitched

• Object type

  instrument › scientific instrument › measure;

  textile

• Dimensions

  9 x 7 x 2 cm (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Bequeathed by J. Francis Mallett, 1947.

• Museum location

  Second floor | Gallery 35 | West meets East

• Museum department

  Western Art

• Accession no.

  WA1947.191.325

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