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Photo: Courtesy New York Historical Society, Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair, 1941.1116
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Tape loom

Object number

RIF4488

Maker

Maker Unknown

Dimensions

23 1/2 × 7 7/8 × 3/8 in. (59.69 × 20.003 × 0.953 cm)

Date

1700–1799

Current location

New-York Historical Society Museum

Geography

Probably made in Rhode Island
(view a map of Rhode Island)

Medium

Wood (primary); pewter (secondary)

Style

vernacular style

Provenance

Mrs. J. Insley Blair (née Natalie Knowlton, 1884–1951), New York; given to the New-York Historical Society, 1941

Associated names

Natalie Knowlton Blair