Anchors as Decoration on East Devon (Honiton) Bobbins
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A short illustrated web document by Brian Lemin on anchor motifs used as decoration on East Devon (Honiton) lace bobbins, written as a contribution to the East Devon and Downton study project. It explains the parts of an anchor and the "fouled anchor" motif, compares two anchor types in use in the bobbin period, and shows close-up photographs of anchors painted or incised on bobbins. The author concludes that anchors mark a maritime genre of bobbin and that the area of Beer is the best source of maritime bobbins.
- Type
- Web Doc
- Date
- April 2020
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 4
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