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]

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]
Geographical reference: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Europe > Northern Europe > United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; England Oxfordshire Cherwell District Arncott
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

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