A December 2010 study by Brian Lemin of maritime decoration on East Devon lace bobbins, arguing that ship, anchor, whale, fish and mermaid motifs link the bobbins to sailors' scrimshaw. It begins with the history and tools of scrimshaw, then presents photographs of decorated bobbins grouped by motif (anchors, fish, mermaids, a wedding toast) and by ship type (the ASP, gunship, commercial vessel, fishing boat, Vioktoria, two-ships bobbin). Each bobbin is annotated with possible identifying features such as banding, tail decoration and lettering. Lemin tentatively groups possible decorators or makers, concludes that the maritime genre is linked to scrimshaw, and invites reader input. An endnote quotes Jane Austen's Persuasion on the sloop Asp.

Type

Web Doc

Date

2010

Language

English

Pages

23