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Australian Lace Guild - Victorian Branch
Textile - Maltese lace, Late 19th Century
... Bobbin lace. Large bertha collar of Maltese lace....Belonged to Mrs Calder Oliver (Donor's mother) Bobbin lace ...Belonged to Mrs Calder Oliver (Donor's mother)Bobbin lace. Large bertha collar of Maltese lace. -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Clothing - Lace Collar, c 1865
... Bobbin Silk, Maltese Silk, hand made bobbin lace. ... Bobbin Silk, Maltese Silk, hand made bobbin lace. Packaged ...The 8 pointed Maltese Cross is blatantly evident at the centre of the piece being worked in cloth stitch and the plaited tallies or “wheat ears’ form the floral surrounds. At 32cm in length it could be applied to a low necked bodice and form a v shape at the waistline however this beautiful piece appears to have been attached to the bodice at the neckline. It would have been quite elegant on a dark coloured bodice. This type of bib collar may have been originally joined to another section of lace to attach it around the neckline.The Amess family owned Churchill Island from 1872 to 1929. This lace collection was owned and contributed to by four generations of Amess women.Bobbin Silk, Maltese Silk, hand made bobbin lace. Packaged with note: "Lace collar Maltese Lace"janet amess lace collection, lace, churchill island, janet, amess, bobbin, maltese, silk, embroidery -
Australian Lace Guild - Victorian Branch
Textile - Brussels mixed lace, Late 19th Century
... Bobbin lace motifs with needle made ground and fillings... used as costume trimming. Bobbin lace motifs with needle made ...Although this piece was probably made between 1870 and 1900 the motif designs are copying 18th Century designs. Would have been used as costume trimming.Bobbin lace motifs with needle made ground and fillings. Edging. -
Australian Lace Guild - Victorian Branch
Textile - Brussels mixed lace, Late 19th Century
... Bobbin lace with needle made ground and fillings. Edging...A fine lace used as costume trimming. Bobbin lace ...A fine lace used as costume trimming.Bobbin lace with needle made ground and fillings. Edging. Sample. -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Clothing - Maltese Lace Chemisette, 1900s
... reflected this diversity. This form of bobbin lace is made...Camisole, made of silk thread Maltese bobbin lace... Maltese bobbin lace that is constructed of lengths of lace forming ...The Fashion & Design collection of Kew Historical Society includes examples of textiles dating from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. Some of the textiles, were used as items of clothing, others as items of household decoration, or simply as travel souvenirs. These textiles were created both domestically and internationally. Predictably with the growth of an ethnically and culturally more diverse community in Kew after the Second World War, textiles, clothing and objects in the collection inevitably reflected this diversity. This form of bobbin lace is made in Malta. It is a guipure style of lace. Maltese lace is worked as a continuous width tape lace on a tall, thin, upright lace pillow called a "Trajbu" and the Bobbins are called "Combini" . Bigger pieces are made of two or more parts sewn together. Lace made in Malta was originally needle lace, from the 16th to the 19th century, when the economic depression in the islands nearly led to the extinction of lacemaking there. But in the mid 1800s, Lady Hamilton Chichester sent lacemakers from Genoa to Malta. They used the old needle lace patterns and turned them into bobbin lace, which was quicker. It was not long after its introduction that the Maltese lace developed its own style from Genoese lace. Maltese lace was shown at The Great Exhibition of 1851 and it became popular in Britain. The style was copied by lacemakers in the English Midlands, and it was one of the sources for Bedfordshire lace. Characteristics of Maltese lace. Maltese lace usually has the following characteristics which are useful for identification. It is usually made from cream silk. There is often the 8 pointed Maltese cross as part of the pattern, worked in whole or cloth stitch.The pattern may also have closely worked leaves known as “wheat ears” or “oats”. These are plump and rounded in shape, rather than the long narrow leaves of other types of bobbin lace. Camisole, made of silk thread Maltese bobbin lace that is constructed of lengths of lace forming two rectangles with a hole for the neck. Shows the characteristic Maltese cross and wheat ears. Fabric is made of tape lace joined togethercamisoles, maltese lace, bodices -
Australian Lace Guild - Victorian Branch
Textile - Torchon lace, 1970-2000
... Bobbin lace runner, made by members of Australian Lace...Use: Domestic Bobbin lace runner, made by members ...Use: DomesticBobbin lace runner, made by members of Australian Lace Guild Victoria -
Australian Lace Guild - Victorian Branch
Textile - Flemish or Honiton
... Bobbin lace motifs appliqued onto a machine made net... Flemish or Honiton. Use: as a costume trimming Bobbin lace motifs ...Valuable old lace was often salvaged to be used again. Here motifs have been reclaimed from an earlier 18th Century lace (probably damaged) and appliqued onto machine made cotton net probably early in the 19th Century. The original motifs are either Flemish or Honiton. Use: as a costume trimmingBobbin lace motifs appliqued onto a machine made net. Edging. -
Australian Lace Guild - Victorian Branch
Textile - Brussels applique lace, Late 19th Century
... Edging of Bobbin lace motifs appliqued onto machine made...Fine lace used as a costume trimming Edging of Bobbin lace ...Fine lace used as a costume trimmingEdging of Bobbin lace motifs appliqued onto machine made net -
Australian Lace Guild - Victorian Branch
Textile - Brussels applique lace, Late 19th Century
... Edging of Bobbin lace motifs appliqued onto machine made...Fine lace used as costume trimming Edging of Bobbin lace ...Fine lace used as costume trimmingEdging of Bobbin lace motifs appliqued onto machine made net. -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Petticoat
... also of Brodrie Small Border and Hem Mercerized cotton Lace... Mercerized cotton Lace Probably Bobbin flagstaff hill warrnambool ...Full Length Linen petticoat Shoulder straps of Brodrie Top also of Brodrie Small Border and Hem Mercerized cotton Lace Probably Bobbinflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, petticoat -
Australian Lace Guild - Victorian Branch
Textile - Brussels applique lace, Early 20th Century
... Scarf / Tie of bobbin lace motifs appliqued onto machine...Fashion accessory Scarf / Tie of bobbin lace motifs ...Fashion accessoryScarf / Tie of bobbin lace motifs appliqued onto machine made net. -
Australian Lace Guild - Victorian Branch
Textile - Brussels mixed lace, Second half 19th Century
... type Brussels bobbin lace with Brussels Point de Gaze... mixed lace. Duchesse type Brussels bobbin lace with Brussels ...The roses show typical tiered petals. (Detail photo shows front and reverse of rose)Irregular shaped piece of Brussels mixed lace. Duchesse type Brussels bobbin lace with Brussels Point de Gaze needlelace inserts. Reclaimed from a much larger damaged piece. -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Textile - Lace Fichu, C 1860
... Bobbin silk Maltese silk bobbin lace 6 petal tallies. Lace... Bobbin silk Maltese silk bobbin lace 6 petal tallies. Lace fichu ...Fichu is a term used replacing the kerchief or neckerchief and comes from the French. It was worn over the shoulders to preserve modesty for low necklines or to conceal the bodice hooks or laces used for closing. This hand-made Maltese lace fichu is exquisitely worked in silk. Judging by the photos provided it is quite large and would possible used to cover evening décolletage. It appears to be around 30cm in width and about 70cm in length and being silk would be quite warm for the lady wearing it and indicate social status and wealth. Maltese lace became very popular after being displayed at the Great Exhibition in London in 1851. It began as a needle lace but Lady Hamilton Chichester imported lace makers from Genoa in the mid 1800s and converted the needle lace patterns to be worked on bobbins which made it quicker. The lace is worked on long thin lace pillows and usually includes the 8 pointed Maltese Cross in the pattern, it is made in narrow widths which are sewn together to make bigger pieces such as in this fichu. Another feature of Maltese lace is the “wheat ears” or in this case petals made of plaits or tallies. There is so much work in this piece as all of the flowers are worked so close together that they appear to be solid fabricThe Amess family owned Churchill Island from 1872 to 1929. This lace collection was owned and contributed to by four generations of Amess womenBobbin silk Maltese silk bobbin lace 6 petal tallies. Lace fichupackaged with note "Fichu Maltese Lace c 1865"janet amess lace collection, lace, churchill island, janet, amess, bobbin, maltese, silk, embroidery -
Australian Lace Guild - Victorian Branch
Textile - Mixed lace, 19th Century
... and of Filet. There is a border of Cluny style bobbin lace.... and of Filet. There is a border of Cluny style bobbin lace. Textile ...This cloth belonged to Anna Sptiz (the donor's mother in law) and was part of her trousseau in the late 1800s.Mixed lace cloth with cutwork and insertions of Needlelace and of Filet. There is a border of Cluny style bobbin lace. -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Textile - Lace Trim, Section
... lace machine was developed in Germany on the 1890s. Its bobbins... lace machine was developed in Germany on the 1890s. Its bobbins ...This sample of lace trim is Torchon lace in the Cluny style with the geometric pattern and the classic wheat ears/leaves appearing between the filled ‘v’ shapes. At 5cm in width it would be a beautiful trim or insert piece on bed linen and undergarments. It would certainly have been made on a Barmen machine. The Barmen lace machine was developed in Germany on the 1890s. Its bobbins imitated the movement of the bobbins of a handmade lace maker and it made perfect copies of Torchon and other similar bobbin laces. This style of bobbin lace was the simplest to make and therefore the cheapest lace to buy. In the Elizabethan era the wearing of lace was reserved for the nobility and anyone of lesser standing than a knight who dared to wear lace would be publicly whipped. As the years passed the restrictions lessened gradually and in the late Georgian and Victorian eras ladies of the nobility sought to perform good deeds by teaching women and girls of the poorer classes to make lace and thus it became known as beggars lace. Bobbins were expensive and use was made of animal bones and even fish bones to perform as bobbins therefore another common name was bone lace. Many noble women entered a religious order and these nuns would also teach to skill to willing participants as well as making lace for clerical garments. Although the monarchy restricted the wearing of lace for some time, many royal figures in history did a great deal to popularize it. Two noteworthy examples were Queen Adelaide (1792-1849) and Queen Victoria.(1819-1901).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.Machine made Torchon lace in Cluny style, with geometric patterns and wheat design, probably on a Barman (Swiss) machine. janet amess lace collection, churchill island, lace, trim, amess, barman, machine -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Textile - Lace Trim
... lace machine was developed in Germany on the 1890s. Its bobbins... lace machine was developed in Germany on the 1890s. Its bobbins ...This sample of lace trim is Torchon lace in the Cluny style with the geometric pattern and the classic wheat ears/leaves appearing between the filled ‘v’ shapes. At 5cm in width, it would be a beautiful trim or insert piece on bed linen and undergarments. It would certainly have been made on a Barmen machine. The Barmen lace machine was developed in Germany on the 1890s. Its bobbins imitated the movement of the bobbins of a handmade lace maker and it made perfect copies of Torchon and other similar bobbin laces. This style of bobbin lace was the simplest to make and therefore the cheapest lace to buy. In the Elizabethan era, the wearing of lace was reserved for the nobility and anyone of lesser standing than a knight who dared to wear lace would be publicly whipped. As the years passed, the restrictions lessened gradually and in the late Georgian and Victorian eras, ladies of the nobility sought to perform good deeds by teaching women and girls of the poorer classes to make lace and thus it became known as beggars lace. Bobbins were expensive and use was made of animal bones and even fish bones to perform as bobbins therefore another common name was bone lace. Many noble women entered a religious order and these nuns would also teach to skill to willing participants as well as making lace for clerical garments. Although the monarchy restricted the wearing of lace for some time, many royal figures in history did a great deal to popularise it. Two noteworthy examples were Queen Adelaide (1792-1849) and Queen Victoria (1819-1901).The Amess family owned Churchill Island from 1872 to 1929. This lace collection was owned and contributed to by three generations of Amess women - Jane, Janet and Unity. Jane was wife of Samuel Amess, who was the first Samuel Amess to own Churchill Island.machine made Torchon and Cluny lace trim with both edges similar, v shape design and 8 braid geometric design in centrechurchill island, lace, janet amess lace collection, amess, trim, torchon, cluny -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Textile - Lace Trim
... to be a Cluny lace style of bobbin lace which is heavily plaited..., and ostensibly looks to be a Cluny lace style of bobbin lace which ...This fine lace trim at 1.6cm width is quite narrow, the pattern is geometric in style with one side a selvedge and the other a gracefully scalloped picot edging. It appears to be made of cotton although it could be silk, and ostensibly looks to be a Cluny lace style of bobbin lace which is heavily plaited and worked in one continuous piece. Cluny lace is geometric in pattern often with thin radiating wheat ears. This machine made lace would have been made on a Barmen machine which was developed in Germany in the 1890s and was capable of making perfect copies of Torchon and other simple bobbin laces such as Cluny. The machine developed from a braiding machine and uses bobbins which imitate the hand movement of hand-made lace makers. This fine lace trim may adorn a child’s collar and cuffs or trim a finely pleated blouse. It may also trim a mob cap or a shawl.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.machine made lace trim with selvage edge on one side and scalloped edge with picots, geometric interior churchill island, lace, janet amess lace collection, trim, amess, cluny -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Accessory - Handkerchief, 1876
... coloured handkerchief. Drawn thread work with bobbin lace edging. C... with bobbin lace edging. C. 1876 The handkerchief was made and owned ...The handkerchief was made and owned by Mary Ann Simmons, born about 1857 in Cuckfield, Sussex, England. She died in 1914 in England. It was then owned by Edith Mary Etherton (nee Upton) born 10-2-1888 at Chatfield Cottages, London Lane, Cuckfield, Sussex, England. Mary died in Yarram, Victoria, Australia 29-3-1969. The next owner was Edith Mary Lodge (nee Etherton) aka Mary Coxedge, born 10-2-1959 at Chatfield Cottages, London Lane, Cuckfield, Sussex, England. She died in December 1998 at Nagambie, Victoria, Australia. The family moved to Australia in 1922. The last owner was Nancy Mavis Lambrick (nee Lodge) born 25-7-1937 at Tarralgon, Victoria, Australia. The handkerchief is a very good example of fine drawn thread handmade needlework and handed down through the family over generations. Ladies handkerchief. Hand worked, fine cotton, off-white coloured handkerchief. Drawn thread work with bobbin lace edging. C. 1876flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, handmade handkerchief, fine cotton handkerchief, drawn thread work handkerchief, ladies handkerchief, mary ann simmons, edith mary lodge (nee etherton), mary coxedge, nancy mavis lambrick, chatfield cottages, london lane, cuckfield, sussex, england, drawn thread work -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Clothing - Infant's Dress
... White lawn infant's dress with bobbin lace on neck, bodice... dress with bobbin lace on neck, bodice, hem of sleeves and dress ...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 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Clothing - MAGGIE BARBER COLLECTION: LARGE LACE COLLAR, Late 1800's early 1900's
... Bobbin lace. Six large ''tear-drop'' shapes - 8cm long, enclose..., deep, linen lace collar.- Brussells Bobbin lace. Six large ...Clothing. Very large, deep, linen lace collar.- Brussells Bobbin lace. Six large ''tear-drop'' shapes - 8cm long, enclose a delicate floral design. Thirteen daisy like flowers are spaced around the outer edge, along with leaves and smaller flowers. The long neck - edge is edged with a leaf - like design lace. This collar may have been worn over an evening gown with a deep back neckline.costume accessories, female, large lace collar -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Clothing - Panel of lace pieces x 8
... lace is a bobbin lace which is coarse and strong and was made... of edging and insertion pieces. Torchon lace is a bobbin lace which ...At just 20.6cm in lace length and 27.5cm wide, this section of Torchon machine made lace is quite possibly a sampler for future purchases being a mixture of edging and insertion pieces. Torchon lace is a bobbin lace which is coarse and strong and was made all over Europe a characteristic of which was that the design and the ground were made in one continuous piece as opposed to motifs joined by brides. In 1809 John Heathcoat created a machine made net which didn’t unravel when cut and by 1870 every type of hand made lace had a machine made copy. Hand made lace as an industry virtually disappeared by 1900 and these machine made pieces were comparatively cheap.The Amess family owned Churchill Island from 1872 to 1929. This lace collection was owned and contributed to by four generations of Amess women.Cheap Torchon machine lace Packaged with note: "Scraps of lace found jumbled with this collection"janet amess lace collection, lace, churchill island, amess -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Clothing - Lace Trim
... , it is a fine copy of a handmade torchon bobbin lace, although slightly..., it is a fine copy of a handmade torchon bobbin lace, although slightly ...A machine made lace trim with a straight upper edge, the pattern being a repetition of spiders and fans this 133cm length is quite wide and luxurious at 6.7cm width. Although machine made, it is a fine copy of a handmade torchon bobbin lace, although slightly wider than the traditional torchon..The Amess family owned Churchill Island from 1872 to 1929. This lace collection was owned and contributed to by four generations of Amess women, see above. machine made lace trim, straight upper edge, picots along bottom edgechurchill island, lace, janet amess lace collection, amess, trim -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Clothing - MAGGIE BARBER COLLECTION: CREAM TULLE AND BRUSSELLS LACE BOLERO
... lace is a bobbin lace added to the background fabric. forming... to 15 cms deep at the outer side. Brussells lace is a bobbin ...Clothing. The lower section of this garment has been removed, making an accurate assessment impossible. A beautiful panel of lace from the neckline, dipping to a Vshape at the centre back, has a swirled and leaf design. This design extends over the shoulders and bustline, with a peaked finish below the bust. Bows and spots decorate the below elbow sleeves, and are finished at the lower edge with a panel of lace 8 cm deep at the seam, extending to 15 cms deep at the outer side. Brussells lace is a bobbin lace added to the background fabric. forming the design.costume, female, cream tulle and brussells lace bolero -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Textile - Lace Trim, Section
... lace is a bobbin lace, where the ground and the pattern... known Flemish laces. Original Mechlin lace is a bobbin lace ...This is a machine made lace made in the fashion of Mechlin lace - one of the best known Flemish laces. Original Mechlin lace is a bobbin lace, where the ground and the pattern are made with the same threads and the outline is picked out in fine silk. Close inspection of this lace section indicates that the net ground is hexagonal with two sides plaited and the other four are twisted. The Leavers machine was capable of producing this elegant section of lace trim. From 1841, this machine was developed to make the ground, the pattern and the outline at the same time. The working thread bobbins would be wound with a fine cotton or silk and the outline bobbins would be wound with a heavier linen thread or a heavier silk. It would be used as a delicate trim on light summer clothes, perhaps a blouse, a summery dress, to trim a parasol or perhaps to trim an elegant evening gown on which the colour of the gown would show through the fine lace.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.Michelin lace - hexagonal net ground with two sides plaited and the other four are twisted. churchill island, lace, janet amess lace collection, trim, amess -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Clothing - Neckpiece, Small
... patterns to bobbin lace which was much faster. The art... they turned the old needle lace patterns to bobbin lace which was much ...Just 23cm in length, this lovely piece is an example of handmade Maltese silk lace. Maltese lace has an interesting history. It began as a needle lace which was developed in Genoa and in 1530 was brought to Malta and Gozo by the Knights who were sons of noble families in Europe. This was a time of great demand and lace was used in the clothing of men, women, children, and the clergy for its decorative element but also as a sign of wealth and status. In the mid 1800s Lady Hamilton Chichester sent lacemakers from Genoa to Malta where they turned the old needle lace patterns to bobbin lace which was much faster. The art of lacemaking is still taught in Malta in evening classes, government trade schools for girls and at the School of the Arts. Maltese lace can be identified by the following characteristics: a) cream silk, b) 8-pointed Maltese cross worked in cloth stitch c) closely worked leaves or ‘wheat ears’ all of which occur in this pieceThe Amess family owned Churchill Island from 1872 to 1929. This lace collection was owned and contributed to by four generations of Amess women, see above.Handmade Maltese silk lace lace, churchill island, janet amess lace collection, neckpiece, clothing, garment, amess, maltese, silk, handmade -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Clothing - Lace Trim
... of the simplest forms of bobbin lace. This lace trim length (3cm x 65cm... of the simplest forms of bobbin lace. This lace trim length (3cm x 65cm ...Torchon lace, also known as ‘beggars’ lace is one of the simplest forms of bobbin lace. This lace trim length (3cm x 65cm) which was hand made, is off-white in colour. The thread used is thicker than that used on the finer needlepoint laces and was originally worked in linen although cotton was also used. Due to its strength and softness it was favoured to be used as a trim on undergarments.The Amess family owned Churchill Island from 1872 to 1929length of lace trim, off-white colour; hand-made Torchon (duster) lace; used on underwearchurchill island, lace, janet amess lace collection, amess, trim -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Clothing - Linen Waist Band and Lace Drops, 1900s
... front and back. It curves downward to enable the two bobbin lace.... It curves downward to enable the two bobbin lace panels to hang ...The Fashion & Design collection of Kew Historical Society includes examples of textiles dating from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. Some of the textiles, were used as items of clothing, others as items of household decoration, or simply as travel souvenirs. These textiles were created both domestically and internationally. Predictably with the growth of an ethnically and culturally more diverse community in Kew after the Second World War, textiles, clothing and objects in the collection inevitably reflected this diversity. Curved white cotton band with pin tucked rectangular inset front and back. It curves downward to enable the two bobbin lace panels to hang downwards. Has four crotched buttons. The stiches used are plait stitch, cloth stitch, and mesh stitch.lace, women's clothing -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Clothing - MAGGIE BARBER COLLECTION: LINEN LACE COLLAR, Late 1800's
... Clothing. Large collar of linen Bobbin lace. High round... collar of linen Bobbin lace. High round neckline, with two 16 cm ...Clothing. Large collar of linen Bobbin lace. High round neckline, with two 16 cm deep peaks at the front. A floral design of five petalled flowers. (in groups of three) surrounded by scroll effects. Scalloped edges of the lace surround the outer edge.costume accessories, female, linen lace collar. -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Clothing - Mob Cap, Budoir
... around the edge. This torchon lace is a handmade bobbin lace... around the edge. This torchon lace is a handmade bobbin lace ...A mob cap was worn over the hair when indoors working and a hat could be placed over it when going outdoors. It was quite reasonable to receive visitors while wearing a mob cap. This cap has been labelled as a ‘boudoir’ cap to be worn over curlers or to keep a lady’s hair in place overnight. It is made of cotton and has beautiful torchon lace inserts with the same lace trim around the edge. This torchon lace is a handmade bobbin lace using soft cotton thread.in a simple design of filled diamonds alternating with spiders. These caps were worn by women in Georgian times and called a ‘bonnet’. The term ‘mobcap’ may have come from the Dutch or French languages but the name was cemented during the French Revolution when most of the revolutionary women were wearing these caps. During the Victorian era they were mostly worn by servants or nurses.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 respresentative examples of techniques from the late nineteenth to the early twentieth centuries. white cotton mob cap, with central lace section in the form of a crossPackaged with note: "White cotton handmade lace mob cap"lace, lace collection, churchill island -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Clothing - Lace Collar
... of guipure, bobbin lace. The Maltese lace in particular gave... of guipure, bobbin lace. The Maltese lace in particular gave ...Although well-worn and somewhat damaged, this elegant lace collar is handmade and is a combination of some different styles. Bedfordshire lace, or simply Beds lace, and also known as Bedfordshire Maltese lace, was based on local lace forms traditionally produced in the English Midlands and on the Maltese lace that was developed in the early nineteenth century and on show at the Great Exhibition in London in 1851. Maltese lace, and Bedfordshire lace, are forms of guipure, bobbin lace. The Maltese lace in particular gave the Bedfordshire lace its rounded leaf patterns and in this case its delicate brides and edging. The motifs appear to have been added and are most likely to be examples of Cluny lace which is of French origin and is a heavy plaited bobbin lace which is geometric in design often with radiating wheat ears. The motifs in this lace collar bear a very strong resemblance to Carrickmacross lace which is Irish in origin and is crafted by placing first the pattern, then fine muslin through which the pattern can be seen and then stitching around the pattern and finally cutting the excess muslin away. The pattern is decorated further with needle run stitches.The Amess family owned Churchill Island from 1872 to 1929. This lace collection was owned and contributed to by four generations of Amess women.Maltese bobbin (NGV) Bedfordshire Cluny style hand made plaited lace janet amess lace collection, lace, churchill island, amess, collar, garment, clothing, maltese, bobbin, handmade, plaited, bedfordshire cluny