Doily Item Number: 726/10 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Doily made of buckinghamshire lace with an octagonal centre of linen fabric and openwork at the edges.
Specific Techniques
Twisted, plaited free threads.
Narrative
Bedfordshire-Buckinghamshire Point Ground and Maltese Pillow Lace-Making Collection.
Cultural Context
The donor said that Buckinghamshire lace has plaits -- little tightly woven strips worked off the pillow, without pins.
Item History
- Made in United Kingdom and England
- Collected during 1916
- Owned by Mary Pack before August 11, 1981
- Received from Mary Pack (Donor) on August 11, 1981
What
- Name
- Doily
- Identification Number
- 726/10
- Type of Item
- doily
- Material
- linen fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- woven and sewn
- Overall
- diameter 26.0 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- United Kingdom and England
When
- Collection Date
- during 1916
- Ownership Date
- before August 11, 1981
- Acquisition Date
- on August 11, 1981
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0726/0010