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Bedfordshire Lace Bobbins
Unknown artist, 1700–1825
Bedfordshire Lace Bobbins. Many decorated and named e.g., 'Fanny' or 'Lucy', or 'Marry Me Quick' or 'I Love the Boys'.
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Title of artwork, date
Bedfordshire Lace Bobbins, 1700–1825
Date supported
1935
Medium and material
Bone and wood
Gifted by
Clement Parsons
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