Lace-making Thread Item Number: 1350/32 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Machine-wound ball of very fine white linen thread. White hand-lettered label attached to free end with steel pin.
History Of Use
Used for making bobbin lace.
Narrative
Bedfordshire 16th-20th Century Pillow Lace-Making Collection.
Item History
- Made in United Kingdom and Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England
- Owned by Mary Pack before April 27, 1989
- Received from Mary Pack (Donor) on April 27, 1989
What
- Name
- Lace-making Thread
- Identification Number
- 1350/32
- Type of Item
- thread
- Material
- linen fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- spun
- Overall
- height 2.7 cm, diameter 4.0 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- United Kingdom and Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England
When
- Ownership Date
- before April 27, 1989
- Acquisition Date
- on April 27, 1989
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1350/0032