Bobbin

Object/Artifact

Trimontium Museum

Illustration from James Curle "A Frontier Post and Its People" Chapter 15, p. 311 Fig 45 (1)

Name/Title

Bobbin

Entry/Object ID

X.FRA 1133

Description

Wooden bobbin or toggle, possibly a tent fastener, from the Roman site at Newstead (Trimontium)

Use

A bobbin or spool is a spindle or cylinder, with or without flanges, on which yarn, thread, wire, tape or film is wound

Context

Different artefacts associated with weaving and sewing have been found at Trimontium. This allows for a better understanding of the tools and methods the Romans used to create their clothing while living in Scotland.

Collection

National Museums Scotland

Acquisition

Accession

X.FRA 1133

Made/Created

Time Period

1st - 2nd century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Romano British

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Bobbin, Weaving

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Bobbin

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Textile Manufacturing Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Textileworking T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Getty AAT

Concept

bobbins

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Previous Accession Number

Other Number

II.15.181

Material

Wood

Web Links and URLs

Artefact in Curle's "A Frontier Post and Its People", Chapter 15 Miscellaneous Finds -P.311, fig 45(1)., National Museums of Scotland web link to artefact, Canmore web link to Newstead (Trimontium)

Provenance

Provenance Detail

1905 - 1911 Excavations

Acquisition Method

Found

Notes

James Curle

Research Notes

Research Type

Reference

Person

James Curle

Notes

"Roman Frontier Post and Its People"-P.311, fig 45(1).