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1942.6.106

Turned wooden lace-making bobbin weighted with two buttons made from Turkish coins. [FB 18/02/2015]


1942.6.106

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Collection type
Object
Description
Turned wooden lace-making bobbin weighted with two buttons made from Turkish coins. [FB 18/02/2015]
Long description
Turned wooden lace-making bobbin weighted with two buttons made from Turkish coins. The buttons are strung to a length of metal wire threaded through a perforation at one end of the bobbin. [FB 18/02/2015]
Cultural groups
English
Person
Maker Unknown Maker
Field collector Amy Jane Nevell
PRM source Amy Jane Nevell
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1942
Date collected
By 1942
Acquisition information
Donated: 1942
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Metal, Material Metal Wire, Process Turned, Process Recycled, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Length: max 112 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1942.6.106

Search terms: Textile, Currency, Lace Accessory, Button