1947.5.5.31

Collection type

Object

Description

Wooden spangled bobbin for lace-making. Part of a set of wooden and bone bobbins still attached to a partially completed sample of lace, for the other bobbins in this set see [1947.5.5 .1 - .42, .83 - .90]. [BS [OPS Move] 26/5/2017]

Long description

Wooden spangled bobbin for lace-making. Decorated with cylindrical expansions and a group of incised bands at the upper end, the expansions have diagonal incisions, possibly to have held inlaid wire. The spangle is attached with wire and string and includes clear round yellow beads and a square clear white bead. The top is wound with white thread and attached to a partially completed lace sample. Part of a set of wooden and bone bobbins still attached to a partially completed sample of lace, for the other bobbins in this set see [1947.5.5 .1 - .42, .83 - .90]. [BS [OPS Move] 26/5/2017]

Geographical reference

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Europe > Northern Europe > United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

England Oxfordshire Fritwell

Cultural groups

English

Person

Maker Unknown Maker

Field collector Violet Murray

PRM source Violet Murray

Date / Period

Date made: 1850-1900?, uncertain

Date collected

By 1947

Acquisition information

Donated: 1947

Materials and processes

Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Material Metal Wire, Material Bead, Material Glass, Material Yarn, Material Brass Metal, Process Turned, Process Incised, Process Wound, Process Perforated

Dimensions

Width: max 16 mm, Depth: max 12 mm, Length: max 113 mm

Object numbers

Accession number: 1947.5.5.31

Search terms: Textile, Bead, Lace Accessory