Silk thread
Category
Household and miscellaneous
Date
Unknown
Materials
Artificial silk, Cardboard
Measurements
39 mm (Width); 51 mm (Length)
Collection
Lacock, Wiltshire
NT 1989211
Summary
Four reels of artificial silk. The threads are wrapped around flat pieces of white cardboard which all have CRYSTAL printed in blue text. Also on the cardboard, underneath the thread, in blue text is 'Made in England', 'Mending' and '10 yards'. The colours of the threads vary, one is a dusty pink and the others various shades between brown and cream. They were found tucked in a wallet covered in an orange and dark grey fabric (CMS no. 1989210). These objects were found in the top drawer of a mahogany table (CMS no. 997561.1).