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96/52/1-3
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Description
Three spools of fine cotton. Marked 'Arden's Crochet Extra Quality' and 'Coats Mercer Crochet'. From Hearns Farm in Gallowstree Common.
Three spools of fine cotton, probably used for crochet work, tatting or sewing. Two are marked 'Arden's Crochet Extra Quality' and the third is marked 'Coats Mercer Crochet'. They came from Hearns Farm in Gallowstree Common, Oxfordshire.
Physical description
3 spools of cotton thread: part used
Archival history
MERL ‘Handwritten accession form’ (Institute of Agricultural History) – ‘Standard museum name: COTTON THREAD // Accession number: 96/52/1–3 // … // Recorder: JMB // Date: 15.4.97 // Description: 3 spools of fine cotton – probably used for crochet work, tacking or sewing. // Inscription: ARDEN’S CROCHET EXTRA QUALITY (1+2) // COATS MERCER CROCHET (3) // Dimensions: Bobbins are 3–4 cm high // Associated information: see 96/46 [items 96/46–96/53 were donated by Mrs Old but came from her mother-in-law’s home when she died in January 1996.]’
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_16568.tif - High resolution image
