At 01:56 PM 8/13/2004, you wrote:
I came across the following on ebay today:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=114item=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
yielded
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
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 shape to
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 brought this to the attention of my more learned
colleagues on Arachne!! I had
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
Hello Spiders!
I came across the following on ebay today:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=114item=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
