Artist: James Inskipp (1790-1868)
Title: The Lace maker
Date: before 1835
Nationality: British
Engraver: Lumb Stocks (1812-1892)
Date: 1835
Nationality: British
Pillow: bolster, on lap.
Bobbins: spangled, straight bobbins, a reasonable number
Comments: The lacemaker is shown inside, whereas British lacemakers were often shown outside, at the door of their house.
This engraving illustrated a poem by James Francis Hollings.
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