Historical information
The sample of crochet lace is an example of a handmade item that would have been used to decorative purpose around the home. It may have been used to edge curtains, a table runner or a mantlepiece. The Christmas Bells pattern suggests usage as a Christmas decoration.
Significance
The item is significant socially to show the use of textile crafts, such as handmade crocheted lace, to decorate regular domestic objects around the home such as curtains and mantlepieces.
Physical description
Length of handmade crochet lace. Mercerised white crochet thread has been used to crochet a repeat pattern consisting of four rows: a decorative top row, a second row composed of diamond shapes, a repeat of the decorative top row and finally a row of Christmas bells to complete the pattern.
Subjects
References
- Free Vintage Crochet An example of a crocheted Christmas Bells edging pattern c1935
- Victorian Crafts - Over forty charming projects to make from the Victorian Era. A book with different Victorian crafts, p100-102 has instructions for a crocheted shelf liner and states that shelf liners were used to decorate mantlepieces.
