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56/219/1-29
Description
These twenty-nine bobbins were used for making lace. They are made of turned wood, and have no other ornamentation.
These twenty-nine bobbins were used for making lace. They are made of turned wood, and have no other ornamentation. The museum holds little information about their origins.
Physical description
29 Lacemaker's bobbins: wood
Archival history
Letter, Mrs Goddard to MERL, 15th May 1956 - 'I have, if you are interested, a good many lace bobbins, some of bone (or ivory) + some wooden ones, coloured beads + the bone (or ivory) ones have names on them, such as "William", Don't W. Tell. My Mother, in tiny red dots + names such as Eliza, Ann, with dates or figures, + are picked out with coloured dots + rings..
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