Bobbin Lace Item Number: 524/9 a-c from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Samples of hand made off-white Bedfordshire straight bobbin lace edging with the design elements outlined in heavier thread (gimp): (a) a long band of lace with a scalloped edge and a gimp zigzag design; (b) a band of lace; (c) a short band of lace with a scalloped edge and a design consisting of a series of circles with three arms of thread extending upwards at the area where one circle joins the next.
Specific Techniques
Guipure laces with open net grounds. Twisted, crossed and interworked free threads.
Narrative
Bedfordshire-Buckinghamshire Point Ground and Maltese Pillow Lace-Making Collection.
Item History
- Made by Mary Pack (Maker) in United Kingdom and England
- Collected during 1916
- Owned by Mary Pack before April 2, 1979
- Received from Mary Pack (Donor) on April 2, 1979
What
- Name
- Bobbin Lace
- Identification Number
- 524/9 a-c
- Type of Item
- lace
- Material
- linen fibre ?
- Part A
- height 1.2 cm, width 64.0 cm
- Part B
- height 2.4 cm, width 24.0 cm
- Part C
- height 2.1 cm, width 13.5 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- United Kingdom and England
When
- Collection Date
- during 1916
- Ownership Date
- before April 2, 1979
- Acquisition Date
- on April 2, 1979
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0524/0009 a-c