1947.5.5.54

Collection type

Object

Description

Wooden spangled bobbin for lace-making of the larger 'gimp' type. 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 .43 - .72, .75 - .78 & .91 - .102]. [BS [OPS Move] 31/5/2017]

Long description

Wooden spangled bobbin for lace-making of the larger 'gimp' type. The winding head is much more pronounced with a larger incised collar. Below this the bulbous body is decorated with groups of incised bands, the upper faint, the lower deeper and more sparsely spaced. The spangle is attached with wire and includes clear white and pink square and round beads, with a larger opaque blue bead decorated with white and pink feathering. 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 .43 - .72, .75 - .78 & .91 - .102] [BS [OPS Move] 31/5/2017]

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 Glass, Material Metal Wire, Material Yarn, Material Brass Metal, Process Turned, Process Perforated, Process Wound

Dimensions

Depth: max 10 mm, Width: max 17 mm, Length: max 130 mm

Object numbers

Accession number: 1947.5.5.54

Search terms: Textile, Bead, Lace Accessory