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Bobbin lacemaking pillow

(ENGLAND)
Bobbin lacemaking pillow
 (c. 1900)

Medium
cotton, bone, glass, metal, wood, parchment, silk, linen

Measurements
25.5 × 40.0 × 38.0 cm (variable)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Miss M. T. Tetley, 1951

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
(England)

Inscription
none

Accession Number
1089-D4

Department
International Fashion and Textiles

Physical description
Lace pillow set up for lacemaking showing strip of lace in process of making. Complete with wooden stand.

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