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Box Lid

Box Lid
1965-1969
Artist/Maker
J. W. Spear & Sons Ltd (manufacturer)
Place of origin
England

Cream cardboard covered with red paper. The inside lid is printed with instructions for three types of weaving. Top is printed in colours to show the title, maker's details and an illustration of the weaving loom set up with coloured threads.

Object details

Object type
Box lid
TitleBox Lid (generic title)
Materials and techniques
cream cardboard covered with red paper; part has been printed in colours
Cardboard
Paper
Brief description
Spear's Weaving Loom, English, 1965-1969
Physical description
Cream cardboard covered with red paper. The inside lid is printed with instructions for three types of weaving. Top is printed in colours to show the title, maker's details and an illustration of the weaving loom set up with coloured threads.
Dimensions
  • Height: 1in
  • Length: 14in
  • Width: 10.5in
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
  • SPEAR'S WEAVING LOOM SIZE 3 FOR LENGTHS UP TO 8 FEET. WITH FULL INSTRUCTIONS AND PATTERN BOOK WOOL WEAVING SIZE 3 maker's marks: SPEAR'S GAMES (in an oval band) Regd Trade Mark Made by J W SPEAR & SONS LTD, ENFIELD, MIDDX, ENGLAND (Maker's identification; English; box lid top; 1965-69)
  • SPEAR'S GAMES, within oval (Trade mark)
Credit line
Given by Nicola Gale
Subject depicted
Weaving Loom
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.90:11-1998

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Record createdApril 17, 1998
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O7478/box-lid-box-lid-j-w-spear/
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