Englands Oldest Dated Bobbin
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A short 2019 article by Brian Lemin on a trolly lace bobbin dated 1662, found in Budleigh Salterton and held by Fairlynch Museum, which he presents as the oldest dated English bobbin. He compares it with a 1693 bobbin in the Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum, describes its chip-carved decoration and its initials "MR", and explains why its neck is hand-carved rather than turned on a pole lathe. He also gives brief background on Devon lace history and the 1662 Parliament ban on foreign lace.
- Type
- Web Doc
- Date
- 2019
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 5
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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