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Collection Record Detail
Object Name
Sewing Bird
Object Number
1972-01-183
Description
Brass sewing bird, stained to resemble steel. Square clamp with molded floral designs, into which is inserted a screw with a pierced quatrefoil-shaped head, also with molded floral design. At the top of the clamp is a bird of hammered brass, resembling a dove, with feathered texture over the entirety of its body. The bird is formed by two separate halves joined by a pin joint in the middle, with a thin iron strip forming a spring between the tail sections When the spring is compressed, the bird opens its beak.
Provenance
Accession record notes that the object was likely manufactured in England.
Category
Date Made
1860-1900
Dimensions
Height 4.5", Width 3.75"
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