Número del objeto
55/97
Descripción
This ivory splitter, with a wooden handle, was used to split straws into splints for making fine straw plait. Until the nineteenth century this task was performed with a sharp knife. The point of the splitter was thrust down the straw pipe and the cutters separated it into equal sized splints. It is believed that this splitter was used by Mrs Trebble, a shepherd's wife, of Belchamp Saint Paul, Essex.
Descripción física
1 straw splitter: wood; ivory
Fecha
1800-01-01 - 1849-12-31
Periodo de producción
Nineteenth century, first half
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