Betsy's Mid 19th C. English Turned Bone Bedfordshire Lace Making Bobbin with Glass Beads C. C. Hoke carved dog an old wood frame I'd

an old wood frame I'd guess turned horizontally and painted on both sides

as there is another layer of brown hair peeking out at the back of his neck

is written 75 c

and and things carved from one piece of wood

it measures 54 x 72 inches and in is excellent condition

Betsy's Mid 19th C. English Turned Bone Bedfordshire Lace Making Bobbin with Glass Beads C. C. Hoke carved dog an old wood frame I'dI've become interested in traditional lace making processes and tools the process of making bobbin lace, especially, I find amazing, and have included a photo of a lace bobbin like this in action. I'm always struck by how modern looking the loops of colorful glass beads (functioning as weights) found at the ends of British lace bobbins like of this one seem, though I know this one, made of bone, dates to the 19th c. It was personalized for "Betsy"