Yes, that is what I meant by "plaited". I suppose plaiting would argue for bobbin work. I can't tell from photos if the fiber is cotton or linen,...
I am not a lace expert, but one of the reasons I think this is handmade are the cloth-like sections. In these, the threads curve and travel in...
Yes, handmade - a form of needle lace, worked with just a needle and thread.
I think it may be an alcohol dispenser - you push a cotton ball down onto the top. Here is a modern version: [IMG] D&L (or L&D) may have been a...
These look somewhat similar, and he dates them to the 19th century (1850-1880). Probably made for the tourist market. "9120 A group of four...
I can't tell from the photo, but is the top of the plunger a screen that something could be dispensed through, or is it solid? If it is meant to...
Well, a little something for scale would have been helpful. :banghead: :)
[ATTACH] from: Blenko Glass 1930-1953. by Eason Eige & Rick Wilson. Antique Publications, 1987.
It looks like it is made of split sections of bamboo.
Just recently picked up a book on Blenko. It looks like one of their "indented tumblers". But it is not really my area, so others may have made...
It was posted in Antiques Discussion: Stone Tools Revisited. I replied with: Just saw this thread, and looked at your previous post. They may be...
Glad to learn something new!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barro_negro_pottery
Probably from Oaxaca, Mexico. Functional pottery.
The ideal treatment is to avoid altering the original artwork in any way. That said, it depends on the value of the lithograph and whether you...
It does not look like an intentional mark, but seems to be just an artifact of the production process - a contact point during the glazing or...
Well, that reduces some of the risks.
Chinese style and construction. Probably difficult to tell age, as they love to reproduce the same things for centuries.
Hasegawa was an important Japanese publisher, producing many series of pretty little books such as yours....
Yes, shell may be one of the exceptions to the rule of thumb. They are a combination of protein material and calcium carbonate. Bynes was first...
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