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Ironing board (48.60)

Wood ironing board; rectangular shape with one end narrower than the other; an oval hole in the wider end for hanging; well worn with rounded corners, many scratches and tool marks in surface.

Provenance Narrative According to file used by Jane Patterson near Hagerstown, Maryland, for pressing uniforms during the Revolutionary War.

Place Made United States...

c. 1776
Wood
3.0 x 0.5 x 28.9 in
48.60
Image and text: DAR Museum, 2024

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DAR Museum
Permanent collection