Lace bobbin
Prisoner-of-war
Category
Objets de vertu
Date
Unknown
Materials
Ivory
Measurements
35 mm (Length); 4 mm (Diameter)
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Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1339432
Summary
Miniature bone lace bobbins (potentially). Three carved bone sticks, each with turned section in centre, linked by thread strung between the ends. Prisoner-of-war work.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.
Makers and roles
Prisoner-of-war