Bobbin Item Number: 726/9 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Thin cylindrical piece of wood that has a recessed area and a knob at one end and a metal loop with beads strung onto it at the other end. White thread is wound around recessed area. Inlaid wood decoration of diagonal lines go around length of bobbin. Small grooves are on most of length, excepting a small area at the centre. The beads vary in size; their colours in order are: clear, blue, amber, clear, brown with grey decoration, clear, amber, blue, and amber.
Narrative
Bedfordshire-Buckinghamshire Point Ground and Maltese Pillow Lace-Making Collection.
Item History
- Made in United Kingdom and Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England
- Collected during 1916
- Owned by Mary Pack before August 11, 1981
- Received from Mary Pack (Donor) on August 11, 1981
What
- Name
- Bobbin
- Identification Number
- 726/9
- Type of Item
- bobbin
- Material
- wood, glass, flax fibre and metal
- Overall
- height 1.0 cm, width 11.5 cm, depth 2.5 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- United Kingdom and Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England
When
- Collection Date
- during 1916
- Ownership Date
- before August 11, 1981
- Acquisition Date
- on August 11, 1981
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0726/0009