Lace-making Thread Item Number: 1350/31 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A hank of white silk thread is enclosed in a piece of dark blue tissue paper which is folded into a packet and held closed by two steel pins. Two hand-lettered white paper labels, one wrapped around the outside of the package and one wrapped around the hank of thread inside.
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
- 1350/31
- Type of Item
- thread
- Material
- paper, steel metal and silk fibre
- Overall
- height 11.0 cm, width 2.0 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
- 1350/0031