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Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Photograph of lacemaking, c.1990
Churchill Island has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series shows the extensive work and volunteering conducted on site by workers after it was turned into a heritage siteColour photograph of a woman making lace while another woman watches. Dates from approximately the 1990sCatalogue number on reverse in pencil. Written on reverse in pen 'lace making Amess House c. 1990s'churchill island, photograph -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Clothing - Lace Trim
This elegant lace is machine made with a spotted background above a floral pattern. It is reminiscent of a fine needlepoint lace. This type of lace remained popular into the 20th century being used mainly to decorate women’s clothing. Due to its open appearance it was used to embellish and be worn over clothing of a different colour.The Amess family owned Churchill Island from 1872 to 1929Machine made lace with spotted and floral patternchurchill island, lace, janet amess lace collection, trim, amess -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Textile - Lace Piece
Part of a travelling salesman's lace samples from Plauen, East Germany, a lace making town since 13th Century.Cream Guipere lace piece used for demonstration purposeson display stand ' C. R. Eichhom Plauen I. V.handcrafts, lacemaking -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Textile - Lace Piece
Part of a travelling salesman's lace samples from Plauen, East Germany, a lace making town since 13th Century.Piece cream Guipere lace used for demonstration purposeson display stand ' C. R. Eichhom Plaven I. V.'handcrafts, lacemaking -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Decorative object - Crochet Circles x 4
These small 8cm circles are not crochet but are made of bobbin lace. They may have been placed under trinkets on a dressing table or on a side table. In the late 19th century it was fashionable to have a collection of lace, and these may have been acquired for this purpose.The Amess family owned Churchill Island from 1872 to 1929. This lace collection was owned and contributed to by four generations of Amess women.Handmade - probably bobbin lacecrochet, churchill island, janet amess lace collection, lace, bobbin, crotchet, amess -
Australian Lace Guild - Victorian Branch
Textile - Torchon lace
Use: Domestic. Household trimming A heavy linen laceBobbin lace edging. Sample -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Textile - Lace Trim, Section
This is a machine made copy of a geometric bobbin lace. It is quite narrow and was most likely made on the Barmen machine which was developed in the 1890s in Germany from a braiding machine Its bobbins imitate the movements of the bobbins of a hand-made lace maker and it makes perfect copies of torchon and the simpler hand-made laces. It can only make one width at a time and does not have the pattern potential of the Leavers machine. This lace was meant to be used as an edging and would not have been gathered.The Amess family owned Churchill Island from 1872 to 1929. This lace collection was owned and contributed to by four generations of Amess women.Machine made length of geometric bobbin lacejanet amess lace collection, lace, churchill island, trim, machine -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Decorative object - Lace doily
Lace doily owned by a member of the Piesse family of Kew. Later owned by Margaret Hollis (nee Piesse) of Castlemaine.Lace doilylace, doilies -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Clothing - Lace collar
Elizabth Nan Warner was a retired schoolteacher who travelled with her husband Max to Europe and China. Joined Lace Making Group 1970, 1980's. Lappet(collar) Brussels Duchess lace with needle lace insertselizabeth nan warner, lace collector/maker -
Australian Lace Guild - Victorian Branch
Textile - Tape lace, Early 20th Century
Tape lace in the making. The lace is incomplete and still attached to the backing cloth. It is shaped - possibly as an edging for a tray cloth. Home made or hobby lace.Tape lace edging. Incomplete. Machine made tapes with needle made fillings. -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Textile - Jabot
A Jabot, from the French meaning ‘a bird’s crop’, is a decorative clothing item consisting of fabric or lace designed to fall from the throat suspended from or attached to a collar or neckband or simply pinned at the throat. Jabots made of lace were an essential male upper class fashion item in the baroque period but in the late 19th century a jabot would be a cambric or lace bib decorating women’s clothing and it would be held in place with a brooch or a sewn in neckband. This example with its exquisite chemical lace trim could possibly even be clerical in nature. Jabots continue to be worn to this day in the field of Law and in highest formal Scottish evening attire. The lace is embroidered onto a sacrificial fabric which has been treated (initially chemically treated) to dissolve in a chemical solution on completion without damaging the lace. The chemicals used were not environmentally friendly and consequently this method of lace making has developed to use water soluble base fabrics or fabrics which will disintegrate with the application of heat Originally chemical lace was made on a home embroidery machine but is now also known as Schiffli Lace and made on a Schiffli machine. This machine was invented by Isaak Grobli in 1863 using the same principles as the newly invented sewing machine except that the bobbin of the sewing machine was replaced by a shuttle shaped like the hull of a sail boat, hence the name ‘schiffli’ which means ‘little boat’ in Swiss-German. The Schiffli machine uses two threads and makes a stitch similar to a closely spaced zigzag stitch on a domestic sewing machine. Over time the number of needles and shuttles increased until the present day when some machines can be up to 18 metres in length and use over a thousand needles. Previously the pattern was followed by hand using a pantograph arm where the operator followed the design pattern but the development of computer technology has meant that software designed to drive Schiffli machines can now create a wide variety of stitches and lace designs.The Amess family owned Churchill Island from 1872 to 1929. This lace collection was added to and refined over the course of three successive generations of women.Jabot with chemical lace trim.Package contains note: "FICHU c1860/70 (hand made)lace, janet amess lace collection, churchill island, insert, amess, jabot -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Textile - Lace Piece
This piece is a beautifully preserved machine made copy of Valenciennes style lace as can be seen from the diamond shaped ground. This would have been made on the Barmen machine which was developed in the 1890s in Germany from a braiding machine. Its bobbins imitate the movements of the bobbins of the hand-made lace maker and it makes perfect copies of the simpler hand-made laces. It can only make one width at a time and does not have the pattern potential of the Leavers machine. Valenciennes was a lace making town on the French- Flemish border which in 1780 had 4000 lace makers but due to the revolution of 1789 the number was reduced to 250. It was initially Flemish but was claimed by the French, however the centre for Valenciennes lace eventually diverted back to Ghent and Ypres in Belgium. Due to its lightness and neatness Valenciennes lace, although very expensive was simpler to produce than Mechlin lace, and was never used for expensive garments. Instead it was applied to bed linen, lingerie, and the fichu (a woman's scarf wrapped over the shoulders and fastened in front).This lace was favoured by Queen Victoria, the Empress Eugenie and others as a trim on undergarments. The basic undergarments were stays, shift (smock, chemise or shirt), petticoat and drawers although drawers were not in general use until the mid-19th century when the tendency of the fashionable crinoline to become airborne or to tilt itself at embarrassing angles made a covering garment for the nether regions essential. Drawers were just two cylinders for the legs, joined at the waist with the lower ends frilled or trimmed with lace.Churchill Island has a large lace collection, which was added to by three successive generations of the Amess family - Jane, Janet, and Unity. The Amess family owned Churchill Island from 1872 to 1929. Jane was wife of Samuel Amess, who was the first Samuel Amess to own Churchill Island. The examples of lace are notable for their variety, and provide representative examples of techniques from the late nineteenth to the early twentieth centuries. Machine made Valenciennes lace with diamond groundjanet amess lace collection, lace, churchill island, machine -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Textile - Lace Trim
This delicate lace is hand crocheted with fine scallops each adorned with three picots. The top of the lace has been made to take a fine ribbon trim threaded through making it come under the heading of the beaded laces. This lace is so fine that it would most likely be used on table linen, kerchiefs or baby’s clothes.Churchill Island has a large lace collection, which was added to by three successive generations of the Amess family - Jane, Janet, and Unity. The Amess family owned Churchill Island from 1872 to 1929. Jane was wife of Samuel Amess, who was the first Samuel Amess to own Churchill Island. The examples of lace are notable for their variety, and provide representative examples of techniques from the late nineteenth to the early twentieth centuries. Hand crochet length of lace trim with scalloped edge and three picots.churchill island, lace, janet amess lace collection, amess, crotchet, handmade -
Australian Lace Guild - Victorian Branch
Textile - Valenciennes lace, Early 18th Century
Very fine linen thread. Fine lace used for costume trimmingBobbin lace edging. Sample -
Australian Lace Guild - Victorian Branch
Textile - Brussels Duchesse, Late 19th Century
A Guipure lace, having a bar background. Fashion item. Costume trimmingBobbin lace edging. Sample -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Accessory - Lace collar
Lace collar - accessory owned and worn by a member of the Piesse family of Kew. Later owned by Margaret Hollis (nee Piesse) of Castlemaine.Lace collarcollars -- lace -
Orbost & District Historical Society
woman's lace collar, c. 1900
Mrs John Draffin was the wife of a Shire President of Orbost Shire Council. She is reported to have made this lace herself. The design might have been copied from a book of laces.Associated with the wife of an early resident of Orbost who was Shire President. A large white cotton lace collar, roughly rectangular in shape, made from tape lace and with decorative infills. This collar is very pretty and beautifully made. tape-lace lace-collar women's-clothing -
Essendon Football Club
Essendon Football Club jumper, 1984
Lace-up 'jumpers' or jerkins were widely worn until the early years of the 20th century when they were repalced by woollen jumpers. They made a comeback in the early 1970s among some players who preferred them because they were harder for opposition players to grip than conventional woollen jumpers. This one was worn by Roger Merrett in the 1984 premiership win over Hawthorn. Lace-up jerkins were banned by the VFL in 1986 after Melbourne player Robbie Flower injured a finger in the lacing of an opponent's jerkinLace-up cotton jerkinVFL and Nubrik embroidered badges on front, white cotton "25" on back of jerkin -
Australian Lace Guild - Victorian Branch
Textile - Brussels Point de Gaze, Late 19th or early 20th century
Fine needle lace use as costume trimming. The detail image shows typical tiered rose petals.Needle lace border -
Australian Lace Guild - Victorian Branch
Textile - Point de France, Late 17th century
Heavy, intricate, good quality lace. Use - either fashionable costume or ecclesiastical.Needle lace flounce - sample -
Australian Lace Guild - Victorian Branch
Textile - Rosaline lace, Late 19th Century
Bobbin made lace with needle made flower centres. Use: Costume trimmingBobbin lace edging. Sample -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Textile - Lace Piece
This Venetian lace was collected by Nan Warner from one of her trips to Europe. The lace was later given to Elizabeth Ligeti a fellow member of the local Lace Group.Piece of cream Venetian needle lace with 2 different star motifs made in cotton.venetian lace, star motif -
Clunes Museum
Domestic object - IRON
RUFFLE CRIMPING IRON USED IN 19TH. CENTURY FOR RUFFLING LACE.METAL IRON FOR IRONING LACE RUFFLElocal history, domestic, iron -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Clothing - lace trim
This elegant lace is machine made with a spotted background above a floral pattern. It is reminiscent of a fine needlepoint lace. This type of lace remained popular into the 20th century being used mainly to decorate women’s clothing. Due to its open appearance it was used to embellish and be worn over clothing of a different colour.The Amess family owned Churchill Island from 1872 to 1929machine made lace spotted and floral pattern same as 0005.1churchill island, lace, janet amess, lace collection -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Decorative object - Doyley
A fine example of Maltese Lace.Square doyley, machine made lace with cotton insert.manchester, table linen -
Australian Lace Guild - Victorian Branch
Textile - Blonde, Early 19th Century
A very light and delicate lace for costume trimming. Probably hand made but could be machine made.Bobbin lace edging. Sample -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Textile - Lace Trim
A hand crocheted lace, this fine example could also be called a single galloon lace due to the scalloped edge. In lace making the word ‘galloon’ refers to a braid or lace with one or two scalloped edges. These trims were sometimes made of metallic thread and used to trim military uniforms and the word comes from the French “galonner” meaning ‘to trim with braid’. Owing to the structure of the outer edge it could also be referred to as beaded lace as there is space for fine ribbon to be threaded through the stitches. This length of hand crocheted lace would have been a delicate adornment for trimming a fichu or for lingerie and children’s clothing. Churchill Island has a large lace collection, which was added to by three successive generations of the Amess family - Jane, Janet, and Unity. The Amess family owned Churchill Island from 1872 to 1929. Jane was wife of Samuel Amess, who was the first Samuel Amess to own Churchill Island. The examples of lace are notable for their variety, and provide representative examples of techniques from the late nineteenth to the early twentieth centuries. Hand crochet ivory lace trim with a scalloped selvedge and even diagonal patternlace, churchill island, janet amess lace collection, amess, handmade, crotchet -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Accessory - Lace collar
Lace collar - accessory owned and worn by a member of the Piesse family of Kew. Later owned by Margaret Hollis (nee Piesse) of Castlemaine.Wide lace collarcollars -- lace -
Australian Lace Guild - Victorian Branch
Textile - Machine made lace, Late 19th Century
This piece of machine made lace was probably made on a Levers machine (invented 1813)Pink machine made lace edging. -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Textile - Lace Piece
Part of a travelling salesman's lace samples from Plauen, East Germany, a lace making town since 13th Century.4 sample pieces of cream machine made lace stitched to backing board.On display stand ' C. R. Eichhom Plaven I. V. 'handcrafts, lacemaking