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English carved wooden lace bobbin

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An image of Lace Bobbin. Unknown maker, Bedfordshire, Dunstable Downs. Wood, carved with figures (maker and his wife), sheep, (his) dog, bushes and the sun, moon and stars. Circa 1795. No dimensions.

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Lace Bobbin. Unknown maker, Bedfordshire, Dunstable Downs. Wood, carved with figures (maker and his wife), sheep, (his) dog, bushes and the sun, moon and stars. Circa 1795. No dimensions.

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  • Accession Number: T.7-1944
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/29.0
  • Focal length: 100
  • Camera: Canon EOS 5D
  • Photographer name: Amy Jugg
  • Image height: 1025 pixels
  • Image width: 409 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 216.43kB
  • Exposure time: 1/60
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 29/1
  • Captured: 2010:12:10 15:38:50

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18th Century animals bobbin carved English Fitz_AA Georgian initial lace lace bobbin sheep stars wood wooden

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