1947.5.5.60

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 .43 - .72, .75 - .78 & .91 - .102]. [BS [OPS Move] 31/5/2017]

Long description

Wooden spangled bobbin for lace-making. Decorated with two groups of incised bands, the upper faint, the lower deeper and more sparsely spaced. The spangle is attached with wire and includes clear white beads, an opaque white button with ?brass ring and an opaque blue round bead with pink and white 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

Width: max 22 mm, Depth: max 12 mm, Length: max 119 mm

Object numbers

Accession number: 1947.5.5.60

Search terms: Textile, Bead, Lace Accessory