Lace-Making Pin Item Number: 1350/37 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Set of approximately 165 steel straight pins. The pointed ends are a slightly different colour and appear to have been sharpened.
History Of Use
These pins were used to hold the threads in place during the process of lace making. The operator would place a pin in each perforation of the pattern, to anchor the threads in the proper place as the design is made. As the design is completed, the pins are removed.
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 Pin
- Identification Number
- 1350/37
- Type of Item
- pin
- Material
- paper, adhesive and steel metal
- Overall
- height 3.0 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
- 1350/0037