At 01:56 PM 8/13/2004, you wrote:
I came across the following on ebay today:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=114&item=6112829488
I remember a mate to this bobbin that appeared on eBay several years
ago. As I remember it, the bobbin was found on a historical dig that
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Another point of reference is the lacefairy site, _www.lacefairy.com_
(http://www.lacefairy.com) where you can see art depicting lacemakers and their
bobbins from the 17th century.
On the My Met Gallery that I set up, there are two paintings from the
1600's, one Dutch, one Danish with bobbin
"Clay Blackwell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: "Clay Blackwell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Jean Barrett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: [lace] 16th century bobbin on ebay???
Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2004 08:52:46 -0400
I'm glad
I'm glad I brought this to the attention of my more learned
colleagues on Arachne!! I had not sent the seller a
message, and probably won't!! It seems that this bobbin
might be as he/she says.
Clay
From: "Jean Barrett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Hi Clay and All,
> This bobbin is very similar in sha
Hi Clay and All,
This bobbin is very similar in shape to one of the bobbins recovered
from the 'Batavia' ship wreck off Australia. It was a Dutch ship
wrecked off the west coast of Australia in 1629, so the bobbins were
older than that. They were featured on an Australian stamp some years
a
Hi Clay:
I'm normally the most suspicious antiques shopper you'd ever see, and
I'd certainly politely ask the seller for the provenance of the bobbin
if I were going to bid on it. It would be interesting to see what the
seller said.
I'd also check what the seller means by "16th-century" beca
Hello Spiders!
I came across the following on ebay today:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=114&item=6112829488
Now, I must say I'm VERY skeptical. (1) 16th century? says
who?? This is an awfully sophisticated turning for a bobbin
used in an art form which was merely deca
