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Sculptural Downton Abbey Laundry Pincers

About the Item

A pair of over-scale laundry pincers used at the turn of the century by a laundress in a great country house like that depicted in Downton Abbey for removing cotton sheets from vats, (below stairs of course). In beautifully patinated sycamore with pleasing, balanced sculptural lines. Treen
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 51 in (129.54 cm)Width: 25 in (63.5 cm)Depth: 1.5 in (3.81 cm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
    1900-1909
  • Date of Manufacture:
    circa 1900
  • Condition:
  • Seller Location:
    Greenwich, CT
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: xpqygsrqgnpl1stDibs: LU798313400551
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