Knotting Shuttles of American Collectors

This page was constructed to show a few of the extraordinary knotting shuttles I have photographed over the years while researching tatting shuttles of American collectors.

The Woodyard Collection

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Mother-of-Pearl knotting shuttle inlaid with sterling silver.

The Clotilde Collection

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Sterling silver English filigree.

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Carved Toroiseshell.

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Embossed sterling silver.

The Middleton Collection

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Tortoiseshell inlaid with gold.

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Carved mother-of-pearl.

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Meissen Porcelain.

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Carved ivory with red dye.

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Carved steel once gilded.

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Blonde tortoiseshell.

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Sterling silver English filigree.

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Tortoiseshell with inlaid sterling silver.

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Sterling silver overlay on ivory.