Lace-making Shuttle Item Number: 1350/35 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Ivory-coloured, smooth plastic shuttle is ovoid in shape, with tapered ends, and consists of two pieces, joined together at the centre with an oblong post; the two pieces curve inward so that they come together at the ends. One end is sharply pointed. White silk gymp thread is wound around the centre post.
History Of Use
Holds silk gymp thread which is used in making bobbin lace.
Cultural Context
weaving; textiles
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 Shuttle
- Identification Number
- 1350/35
- Type of Item
- shuttle
- Material
- plastic and silk fibre
- Overall
- height 7.5 cm, width 1.8 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
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1350/0035