Bobbin lacemaking pillow

Name/Title

Bobbin lacemaking pillow

Entry/Object ID

2023.6.106

Description

Circular lacemaking pillow covered in dark blue cotton fabric. A paper patterning card is pinned to the pillow, and several inches of bobbin lace have already been worked, using grey, silver, red, and blue cotton threads. The twenty bobbins that hold the threads are made of dark wood. There is also a piece of paper with a printed illustration of the pattern to be completed.

Collection

Milton Sonday Collection

Category

Tools, Lace

Acquisition

Accession

2023.6

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

bobbin lace

Search Terms

lace and lacemaking

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Pillow

Height

6 cm

Width

44 cm

Length

44 cm

Parts

Count

4

Parts

Pillow, bobbins, threads, metal pins

Material

Cotton, Wood, Metal, Paper

Color

Blue, Red, Silver, Grey

Location

Box

Box 13

Cabinet

Object Cabinet

Room

Studio