Record ID: WILT-2419EB
Object type: SHUTTLE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete, lead probable shuttle for weaving, of unknown date. It seems only roughly formed, not unlike an elongated bobbin. It is broadly oval with pointed, but not sharp, ends, and within the centre is an area which is deeply grooved to create a waisted area around which a weft thread could be attached and carried through the warp on a simple loom. Dimensions: Length: 34.9 mm Width: 4.5 mm Thickness/height: 6.8 mm Weight: 6.41 g See LON-510985 on the PAS database for a bone shuttle, although considerably larger in size.
Created on: Monday 13th November 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 6th February 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LON-510985
Object type: SHUTTLE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bone weaving shuttle, oval with pointed ends, constructed from one piece of bone with a small interior bridge remaining between the two flat sides. The exterior is highly polished and some loss has occurred of the edges each side. There is a small (c. 2mm diameter) circular perforation in the side of the interior section to take the thread.
Created on: Wednesday 12th July 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bull Wharf area', grid reference and parish protected.