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SOLD.........An inscribed lace bobbin - first line of an Irish poem. 19thc
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SOLD.........An inscribed lace bobbin - first line of an Irish poem. 19thc'Siting on a Stile Mary Happy as the Day' is the first line of an Irish lament. The poem was written in 1845 and is about an Irishman preparing to leave for America for a new life but regretting what he had lost. The Potato Famine caused mass emigration from Ireland particularly to America at this time as crops failed and many starved to death. The words are inscribed horizontally in red on the mutton bone bobbin. The spangle is the original. In
5 cm not counting the suspension ring
In excellent condition- no damage and with the original varnished finish intact
The silver is hall marked-partially rubbed but readable
It would have been presented to the purchaser of the seal
A scent bottle housed in a green shagreen covered case
on the back-'Russell & Jackson Sheffield Manufacturers of dressing cases
The patterned paper is in red
Inside it is lined with a very pretty patterned pink silk
A wooden lace bobbin from Honiton in East Devon
The lid unscrew to reveal the inner spindle
25 inches x 1
5 x 3 inches
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