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  • Object number
    55/205/2
  • Description
    One from a group of 4 lace-making bobbins. This bobbin is made of bone, with the words 'Mary' pricked out in red.
    This is one from a group of four lace-making bobbins which, according to the donor, were used by an old lady in Bedfordshire. This bobbin is made of bone, with the name 'Mary' pricked out in red. The bobbin has a spangle (glass beads or ornaments attached to the bottom of the bobbin to provide additional weight) with thirteen beads.
  • Physical description
    1 bobbin: bone; good condition
  • Object name
    Bobbin, lace
  • Material
    Bone, Metal, Glass
  • Associated subject
    CRAFTS : textile-working
    Lace making
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