Nålehus
Et nålehus er en ældre type opbevaringsdåse eller -hylster til synåle. Et nålehus var af og til en del af kvindedragten. Før industrialiseringen var synåle håndlavede og kostbare. Derfor blev der passet godt på dem. Nålehuse kan fremstilles af mange materialer (f.eks. metal, ben, elfenben, læder, træ) og mere eller mindre dekorerede.
Vikingetidens nålehus bestod oftest af en vandret hængende cylinder med åbning i hver ende. I midten sad en uldtot som nålene blev stukket ind i. I middelalderen hang cylinderen normalt lodret og kunne have et låg.
Selv om nåle blev billige i det 19. århundredes England, producerede firmaet William Avery & Son, der fremstillede nåle, mellem 1869 og 1887 en række figurlige nålehuse af messing. I victoriatidens England blev "en Avery" synonymt med et nålehus.
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Nålehus med futteral af elfenben, 1600-tal - Skoklosters Slot, Sverige
(c) The Portable Antiquities Scheme/ The Trustees of the British Museum, CC BY-SA 2.0Beskadiget sølvnålehus, 1500–1550, fundet i Dorset, England
Broderet nålehus udformet som en frø, tidlige 17. århundrede, England
© Marie-Lan Nguyen / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0Gammelt russisk nålehus
Nålehus, Odawa, udateret
Nålehus udformet som Eiffeltårnet, W. Avery & Sons, England, 19. århundrede
Medier brugt på denne side
Forfatter/Opretter: Mikael Lindmark, Licens: CC BY-SA 2.5
Replica of a viking age needle Case
Nyckelord: 1600-tal, Fodral, Förvaring, Målning, Elfenben, Kvinna, Kvinnor, Föremålsbild
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(c) The Portable Antiquities Scheme/ The Trustees of the British Museum, CC BY-SA 2.0
A heavy, silver fluted needlecase with one projecting cast handle in the form of a foliate scroll; broken off projections all around the surface of the case seem to indicate that there were a number of similar handles all round it, presumably to hold on a lid, threaded through with leather thongs. The inside looks as if the case would originally have had a liner, perhaps made of copper sheet or lead? Heavily worn from use. Analysis by XRF indicates an approximate silver content of 94%. Earlier needlecases dating from the 12th to the 15th Century from the Museum of London, made in a variety of media, are illustrated in Geoff Egan and Frances Pritchard, 'Dress Accessories', London 1991, nos. 1780-1784. Needlecases became more substantial in the course of the fifteenth century and this one would seem, from its massive, architectural form and decoration, to be early to mid-16th Century in date. However there do not seem to be obvious parallels in Museum collections with which to compare it, and nothing so far reported through the Treasure Act. Due to its age and precious metal content, this find qualifies as treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996 (Dr Dora Thornton, Curator of Renaissance Collections, The British Museum, 20/11/05).
© Marie-Lan Nguyen / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
Russisches, röhrenförmiges Nadeletui zum Anhängen an einen Gürtel, gefertigt von Niwchen oder Ewenken (indigene, sibirische Volkgruppen in Russland und China) im Amur-Flussbecken.
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- England, early 17th century
- Tools and Equipment
- Silk and metallic thread embroidery
- 1 3/4 x 2 in. (4.45 x 5.08 cm)
- Costume Council Fund (AC1998.85.1)
- Costume and Textiles
Forfatter/Opretter: Daderot, Licens: CC0
Exhibit in the Wisconsin Historical Museum, Madison, Wisconsin, USA. This item is old enough so that it is in the public domain. Photography was permitted in the museum without restriction.
Forfatter/Opretter: Meinket, Licens: CC BY-SA 3.0
W. Avery & Son Eiffel Tower Needle Case