1947.5.5.76

Collection type

Object

Description

Bone spangled bobbin for lace-making, marked 'Alfred'. 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

Bone spangled bobbin for lace-making. Decorated with an incised bands filled with pink pigment at each end. The middle section features the name Alfred marked in pigment filled dots forming each letter. Around this there are larger pigment filled dots. The spangle is attached with wire and includes clear pink and white square beads with an opaque blue bead decorated 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 Bone, Material Yarn, Material Glass, Material Pigment, Material Brass Metal, Material Metal Wire, Process Stained, Process Bound, Process Inscribed, Process Incised, Process Perforated, Process Wound

Dimensions

Length: max 116 mm, Depth: max 6 mm, Width: max 12 mm

Object numbers

Accession number: 1947.5.5.76

Search terms: Textile, Writing, Bead, Lace Accessory