This piece of 19th Century lace was made in Italy and was originally part of Nan Warner's lace collection. Elizabeth Nan Warner and Max Warner travelled to Europe buying lace. They joined a local Lace Group in 1970.Small white, Bruge lace, circular doiley made of silk with 8 circular motifs surrounding a central lace flower edged with four groups of leaves sewn on a white net background.lace, 19th century

Possibly made in Italy, the Maltese lace is bobbin lace in the style of quipure.Square handkerchief with silk centre and Maltese lace border. The Maltese lace incudes leaves and tallies.lace, handkechief, maltese lace, bobbin lace, silk

circular Idrija lace doilyThe Idrija lace was inserted in a thin off-white linenidrija lace doily, tomaj, italian school, slovenia, slovenian association melbourne

Some interesting laces collected by Elwyn Kinnane, a Lucas "girl".Colour photograph of lace as collected by Elwyn Kinnane who worked at the Lucas Factory in Ballarat.lace, kinnane, dressmaker, lucas' girl, elwyn kinnane

This lace was possibly made in Italy and collected by Nan Warner while on a European trip and later given to Elizabeth Ligeti, a fellow member of a local Lace Group.Cream Venetian needle lace insert made of cotton with a motif of a boy or king in a church window. The lace is inserted cream cotton fabric. venetian needle lace, church window motif

Owned by Patrice's grandmother, Elsie Doris Whitten (ne Williams).Length of beaded motif. Black beading in the shape of flowers.beading, motif

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

Possibly Italian lace, collected by Nan Warner from a European trip.Cream colored Venetian lace, made from cotton, shows a motif of a girl in a church window. The lace has been inserted into a piece of cream cotton fabric. venetian lace, italy, church motif

Two identical white cotton pillow cases with lace inserts for the dowrywhite cotton pillow case with lace insert and the initials MGembroidered initials MG (Marcela Gec, married Bole)lace pillowcases, slovenian association melbourne, dowry, lace inserts

- Reticella lace edging on rectangular handkerchief - Probably c 19th century Italian originExample of European 19th century handkerchief- Cream net rectangular handkerchief with applied lace edging - Floral motif throughoutNilitaly, reticella lace

Doris Mercy Willmott was born in May 1896 in Stamford Hill, London, the eldest of three daughters of Albert and Minnie Willmott. The family lived in various parts of north London until the beginning of the First World War, when they moved to Redhill in Surrey. It was in Redhill that Doris met her future husband, Frederick John (Jack) Bennett. Jack had met Eric Mercy, a cousin of Minnie’s, in the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) and visited the Wilmotts with him whilst on leave from France. Although Jack Bennett returned to Melbourne in March 1919, he and Doris continued to correspond and they were engaged in March 1923. She came to Melbourne on her own, and was married in the Congregational Church in Canterbury on 23 December 1923. By 1931 Doris and Jack and their three sons - John Willmott, Winfield Robert Curtis and Peter Reginald Dane - moved to 21 Tooronga Road, Hawthorn but moved back to his father’s home, Therapia, 2 (now 6) Hepburn Street, Auburn, shortly before his father’s death. In 1937, the Bennett family moved back to the United Kingdom, spending the war years in Uxbridge and Torquay. The family returned to Melbourne in October 1946, after the deaths of Doris’ parents. The family lived at 12 Stanhope Grove, Camberwell and 51 The Ridge, Canterbury before Jack died in February 1952. After this Doris moved to 12 Stanley Grove, Canterbury, her home until c. 1970 when she moved to 25 Corhampton Road, North Balwyn. She died in May 1980 in Princeton Nursing Home, 3 Bellett Street, Camberwell. (Adapted from notes provided by Sue Barnett, the donor).The collection of evening clothes owned and worn by Doris Mercy Bennett, of which this item is one, date from the 1930s and may have been purchased in Australia or in the United Kingdom. Each of the items, apart from the evening dress, which has a few minor tears in the lace, is of fine quality and evidences Doris Bennett’s love of glamour and style. While the evening dress and the mantilla are of the same fabric, the two capes might have been worn with the dress as alternative fashion accessories. None of the items has a maker’s mark, however each displays evidence of fine dressmaking skills. It is however probable that the two fitted capes were commercially made.With the black lace evening dress (2917.0093.1) there is also a matching lace square with long lace ties (2017.0093.2) that might have been used as a mantilla or as a shawl. The outfit was owned and worn by Doris Mercy Bennett (nee Willmott) [1896-1980], and donated to the Society by her grandaughter. women's clothing, evening wear, shawls, lace, doris bennet (nee willmott)

Two lengths of cream/beige crocheted lace.lace

Coffee coloured lace edging.fashion and textiles collection - kew historical society, textiles - lace

Cream coloured lace edging.fashion and textiles collection - kew historical society, textiles - lace

Netta Fuller and her husband Alec were long-term residents of Kew. As a boy, Alec had attended East Kew Primary School and was later highly involved in the Kew Presbyterian Church during the 1950s and 60s. Netta's passion was for historic clothing and its exhibition. In 1985, Netta Fuller and Elizabeth Pace launched a parade of garments sponsored by Kew Historical Society at Holy Trinity Church, Kew. The parade was called 'Downunder Dressmakers' and included a collection of over fifty items of clothing dating from 1800 to 1984. The collection included dresses, hats, scarfs, capes, sporting costumes etc. The core of the parade consisted of a collection of 19th century costumes worn by the ancestors of a Miss Gertrude Murray, a resident of Blackburn. In sourcing items for her collections, Netta Fuller collected costumes stored in old trunks and wardrobes, or even purchased from opportunity shops. (During the period in which she collected and exhibited costumes, the latter could often be a reliable source for the purchase of historic and aesthetically significant costumes.) Not satisfied with purchasing authentic costumes of the period, Netta also used these as models for artistic recreations. Following her retirement from both collecting and exhibiting, Netta Fuller donated a number of 19th Century garments to the Kew Historical Society's costume collection. A number of garments were parts of costumes such as bodices, while others were complete outfits. Some of the latter exhibit signs of old damage, however very few of the costumes had been modified to enable them to be worn in exhibitions. Provenance, apart from that the costumes were donated by Netta Fuller after 1985 is limited to donor information, although some of her donations may have originally been part of the collection owned by the Murray family. While the costumes are old and therefore historic, provenance is less important than the representativeness and/or rarity of the costumes. Similarly, the costumes need to be evaluated as a group and separately, considering their aesthetic and artistic significance as well a their age.Black silk and lace bodice.victorian fashion, netta fuller, bodices

Arthur WARREN (1958- ) Born Yallourn, Victoria Arthur Warren attended Gippsland Institute of Advanced Education from 1977 to 1979. He later returned as a visiting lecturer. After graduating Warren Arthur trained with Victor Greenaway for six and a half years, before establishing Amesfield Pottery in Upper Beaconsfield in 1986. Four porcelain lace pieceswarren arthur, ceramics, jan feder memorial ceramics collection, gippsland campus, alumni, victor greenaway, amesfield pottery

Black lace up GP boots

These laces belonged to Mrs.J. Pardew. Edward James Pardew died in 26/9/1927 aged 92. He came to Orbost from New Zealand in 1886 and selected 720 acres of hill land in the Brodribb area. He was a member of the first Orbost Shire Council. His daughter had a fruit & meat shop in McLeod Street. He was an inaugural vestryman of St James Church of England.Lace is an ornamental openwork fabric created by looping, twisting, braiding or knotting threads either by hand or by machine.This item is aesthetically significant and has a connection to an early Orbost settler.Twelve pieces of assorted laces on card - 3 cards.lace haberdashery cotsume accessories pardew-edward

Oval white linen doily with tatted lace edgingwhite cotton doily, tatted lace edging, slovenian association melbourne

These boots are rare and unwornHigh heeled boots with lace up style, curved heel and rounded toe. Two-toned effect with the colours of black and pale toffee. Leather uppers and canvas and polished cotton lining. Metal grommets to lace up. Original ribbon laces with metal tips. Circa 1920Printing inside reads: 1695-37-5 and the same number (in reverse) is on the sole eg, 37-5-1695

The Vickers family came from Nottingham and were said to be makers of Nottingham lace. These photographs show a selection of the lace from Mrs Vickers' collectionTom Vickers was a prominent member of the community and a local pharmacist.Digital copy of 3 black and white photographsvickers family, tom vickers, nottingham lace

Colour image of the bluestone Bishop's Palace, and it's cast iron lace.architecture, garden, bishop's palace, cast iron lace, cast iron

Colour image of the bluestone Bishop's Palace, and it's cast iron lace.architecture, garden, bishop's palace, cast iron lace, cast iron