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Clip

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1895-1910

GUSN

GUSN-23892

Description

Small stamped black metal clothes clip with raised, scrolled foliate decoration on folded, tongue-shaped "clasp" section and toothed edge at wide, opposite end.

Details

Descriptive Terms

clips (fasteners)
accessories
fasteners
metal
enameling
stamping (forming)
leaf scrolls
Clip, Clothing
Brass
Enameled
Scroll
Clip, Clothing

Inscription

Impressed stamp on side: ""Pat. AUG 13 '95""

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.4849

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