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1895.25.11.9

Spangled wooden lace bobbin. Part of a set of wooden bobbins [1895.25.11 .1 - .120] associated with wooden box [1895.25.11 .121] [EH [OPS Move] 1/6/2017]


1895.25.11.9

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Collection type
Object
Description
Spangled wooden lace bobbin. Part of a set of wooden bobbins [1895.25.11 .1 - .120] associated with wooden box [1895.25.11 .121] [EH [OPS Move] 1/6/2017]
Long description
Wooden spangled bobbin for lace-making. Decorated with bands of incised lines, with patches of corrosion suggesting that metal wire or ribbon was previously inlaid into part of the bobbin. The spangle is attached with wire and includes round opaque blue beads, square transparent clear beads, square transparent pink bead, square transparent turquoise beads, round transparent pink bead and round feathered white bead with orange patches. [EH [OPS Move] 1/6/2017]
Cultural groups
English
Person
Maker Unknown Maker
Field collector Henry Balfour
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1895
Date collected
By 1895
Acquisition information
Donated: 1895
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Metal Wire, Material Glass, Material Pigment, Process Carved, Process Decorated, Process Turned, Process Incised, Process Impressed
Dimensions
Depth: max 9 mm, Width: max 18 mm, Length: max 117 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1895.25.11.9

Search terms: Textile, Bead, Lace Accessory