Antique Lacemaking Spools with Cards and Bobbins strawberry and all the better that

and all the better that it should have handles to roll it with

)--though with a gentle sweetness that makes it seem as if he was just poised for bedtime

and I believe is is quite an old one

links measure 2 5/16" long

I know from the seller that this paper doll dates to the 1860s

Antique Lacemaking Spools with Cards and Bobbins strawberry and all the better thatI've been looking at a fair bit of bobbin lace, so was excited to find this lot at Brimfield, which includes two large lacemaking spools, six punched lace patterns (plus two on the spools) and a whole bunch of wooden bobbins. From what I have learned, the spools would be used in conjunction with a lacemaking "pillow" (essentially a pillow with a simple armature for holding the ends of the spool) which could be placed on the table or on the lap, and