Broderie Anglais Fabric Sample
Long length of Broderie Anglais fabric sample with a pierced decoration of stylised leaves and flowers.
Broderie Anglais Fabric Sample
A length of Broderie Anglais fabric sample with a pierced decoration of stylised leaves and flowers.
Lace Box - open
This wooden box was used to store lace by local author George Eliot. In common with many Victorian ladies George Eliot adorned her clothing with lace.
George Eliot (born Mary Ann Evans) was a local ...
Lace Box - sale label
Interesting provenance label on the lid of the lace box. This refers to the sale by the estate of Mrs Charles Lee Lewes at Sotheby's 27 June 1923. [see Painting of Dante for another item from this sale].
This ...
Lace Fichu
A lace fichu made of a rectangular lace band with a triangular piece suspended mid-way. A fichu is a three cornered cape or, as in this case, a triangular piece of muslin for the neck.
Lace Sample
A lace sample from Greens Norton. It is a length of fine white cotton lace with floral patterns and is thought to be pre 1914 pillow lace.
Lace Sample
A rectangular piece of cream silk lace with ornate floral patterns and scalloped edges.
Lace Sample
A small piece of cream-coloured lace net with floral embroidery.
Lace Sample
A small piece of cream-coloured lace net with floral embroidery.
Lace Sample
A short rectangular piece of white lace with dotted decoration. The ends of the sample are shaped to a point, formed by decorative lacework.
Lace Sample
A sample of lace from Negombo in Ceylon, Sri Lanka.
Lace-making doll
A lace making doll made of wire and fabric. She is wearing a pink and white checked dress and bonnet. The doll is part of a lace making model.
Lace-making Pillow
A green pillow with white cotton cover, it has lace and lace bobbins attached. The pillow is part of a lace making model.
Lace-Making Pillow
A barrel shaped lace-making pillow covered in a cotton fabric with blue printed lines and dots. The lace pattern, pins and bobbins are in place.
Lace-making Stool
A wooden stool, part of a lace making model.
Lace-making support
A wooden support for a lace-making pillow, part of a lace making model.
Mantilla
This black lace mantilla - worn over the head and round the shoulders - belonged to the local author George Eliot. She can be seen wearing it in a chalk portrait drawn in 1865 by Sir Frederick Burton ...
Wooden and Glass Lace Bobbins
Lace Bobbins made from turned wood, decorated with beads. Threads used for making lace were wound round the narrow neck of the bobbin. The beads, known as 'spangles', are attached to the base with a loop ...