Object number
56/260/1
Description
Bobbin used for making lace. Made of bone and has a spangle – glass bead or ornament attached to the bottom to provide additional weight.
One of a group of six bobbins used for making lace. It is made of bone and has a spangle – glass beads or ornaments attached to the bottom of the bobbin to provide additional weight. It was used by the donor since acquiring them whilst at school in Northamptonshire at the start of the twentieth century.
Physical description
Lacemaker's bobbin: carved bone
Archival history
Photocopy of Printed Report - 'Hands On Learning with Reading Museum Service // Materials H540 // Bobbin // This bobbin was used to make lace during the Victorian period. [...]'
Production date
1906 - 1906
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