Pin Container Item Number: 524/7 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Metal tin containing 67 straight pins. Tin is cylindrical and has a screw lid with wide threads. Lid is of a lighter metal and has a raised area in the centre of top; band of short perpendicular lines around side. A piece of card is wrapped around the tin and says, "Steel pins for point ground lace; a piece of tape connects the two ends.
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 April 2, 1979
- Received from Mary Pack (Donor) on April 2, 1979
What
- Name
- Pin Container
- Identification Number
- 524/7
- Type of Item
- container
- Material
- tin metal ?, steel metal ? and paper
- Overall
- height 5.5 cm, diameter 3.2 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 April 2, 1979
- Acquisition Date
- on April 2, 1979
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0524/0007