Small cream crocheted lace doyley with female head in centrehandcrafts, lacemaking

doyley made of filet lace with flower design in centrehandcrafts, lacemaking

White doyley with needle lacehandcrafts, lacemaking

White cotton doyley with deep crocheted lace edginghandcrafts, lacemaking

Piece of black beaded lacehandcrafts, lacemaking

Cream silk lace stole circa 1890. Machine made lace with pattern of flowers, leaves and scrolls. Scalloped edge all around.handcrafts, lacemaking

Item donated anonymously to a teacher of the Australian Lace Guild. The lady who was about 80 years old said the lace originally belonged to her aunt who worked in a dressmakers in Flinders Lane in the 1930s where she acquired the pieces of lace.Cream square tablecloth edged in hand made tape lace with hand crocheted edge. Centre fabric has been replaced with fine organza and lace has been attached by hand. Design is flowers around centre and leaves around the outside.handcrafts, lacemaking

Piece of lace consisting of 8 points. Fine mesh piece attached to back.handcrafts, lacemaking

Lace piece consisting of 8 points. Fine piece of mesh attached to piece.handcrafts, lacemaking

Piece of lace possibly taken from a dress. Two pieces in centre forming a pointhandcrafts, lacemaking

A sailor shaped collar with square neckline, is made of Tape lace, possibly Battenburg lace, hand needle worked for filling.handcrafts, lacemaking

Long cream cotton lace piece with 9 main patterns. Cut at both endshandcrafts, lacemaking

Piece of black lace oversewn with black sequins.handcrafts, lacemaking

American lace loom. Victorian substitute for the usual lac maker's cushion.Lace making loom on blue plush base. Round cylinder with wooden handle. Green base on cylinder with pins to form lace pattern. 32 wooden bobbins with cotton attached lead cotton to pattern.handcrafts, lacemaking

Lace belonged to Rob Innes' mother, Miriam Effie Innes (Drury), born 1895, may have belonged to her mother born 1856.Length of maltese lace, cream coloured. Maltese cross shaped medallions along one side. Pattern of flowers and leaves above medallionshandcrafts, lacemaking

Belonged to Skey Margaret, donorSquare ecru coloured pot pourri sachet. Centre is a square pocket containing pot - pourri and has floral spray of green leaves and red and cream flowers hand painted on it. Wild Strawberry is also printed on it. Edging is of ecru Nottingham LaceHand painted pot - pourri drawer sachet, Made in Englandhandcrafts, hand painted, lacemaking

Received anonymously by a teacher of the Lace Guild of Australia, Victorian Branch. Karolina Jeffers of Vermont. Donor told Karolina that the lace had belonged to her aunt. The aunt had worked in a dressmakers in Flinders Lane in the 1930s where she acquired the lace. Donor was in her 80s when she gave the lace to Karokina.1. Small white round piece of Irish crochet. Donegal. A three leaf clover in centre of piece with close pattern around it with sixteen three looped picots on edge. This piece is attached to a blue felt covered board. 2. Small cream piece of needle lace. Ten looped circles around edge with close worked centre piece. This piece is also attached to blue felt covered board.'Irish Crochet Donegal' Puerto Lumbretas Spainhandcrafts, crocheting or crochet work, lacemaking

Taken from a curtain panel. Australian animal.Cream Fillet Lace. Australian design of Koala Bear sitting in a gum tree, set in centre of square.domestic items, ornaments / decorative, handcrafts, lacemaking

Taken from curtain panel. Australian flowers.Cream Fillet Lace 14cm Sq. Australian Waratah Flower set in centre of sq.domestic items, ornaments / decorative, handcrafts, lacemaking

not knownCream linen supper cloth with wide border of machine made lace. From collection of Bette Jones.domestic items, table setting, handcrafts, lacemaking

Given to Pat Richardson by her mother, Vera McDowell in the 1980s. Original source unknown.Widely used in Australian homes to protect furniture surfaces and as decorative items until circa 1960s, although still used with traditional/antique furnitureWhite cotton bobbin lace round doyley with concentric separate patterns, including a butterfly motif, with undulating edging completed with the same bobbin lace edging.handcrafts, lacemaking, domestic items, ornaments / decorative

See attachedA Victorian Battenberg Lace collar in two tones of ecru. It is mounted on to pink polished cotton with paper backing. Tape is machine made with infilling by handcostume, female, handcrafts, lacemaking

From the estate of the late Jean Ord, mother of the donor.White cotton square table cloth with inserts of hand worked Teneriffe Lace.manchester, table linen, handcrafts, lacemaking

White round doyley made in netted lacehandcrafts, lacemaking, manchester, table linen

Cream silk doyley with deep crocheted edgeshandcrafts, lacemaking, manchester, table linen

Cream maltese lace collarcostume accessories, female, handcrafts, lacemaking

Loose pages from a book on torchon lace and the torchon lace loom with illustrations on loom and lace patterns.handcrafts, lacemaking, books, technical

Probably a Christening Gown.White lawn infant's dress with bobbin lace on neck, bodice, hem of sleeves and dress . Insert of lace near hem of dress. Pink ribbon threaded through eyelet lace.costume, infants', handcrafts, lacemaking

Sample book of Irish Lace thread ( Manilove's ) 6 samples on left side and 4 on right. Blue background. Samples in bow shape.handcrafts, lacemaking, commerce, advertising

Head covering: Cream maltese lace with long side pieces known as lappetts. Illustration: Drawing of woman wearing head cover with lappets reaching her collar.handcrafts, lacemaking, costume, female