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Bobbins for lace making

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Bobbin has a wood body turned with rings and bead shapes. A spangle of striped, yellow, blue, white and red glass beads strung on a metal wire loop hangs from the tail end.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Date
18th–19th century
Credit Line
Gift of Rosalie Coe
Medium
Medium: wood, metal, glass Technique: turned
Dimensions
L x W: 12 cm (4 3/4 in.)
Type
appliances & tools
Bobbins for lace making
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