Not currently on display at the V&A

Lace Sample in Frame

ca. 1820s (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Group of pieces of coloured silk needlepoint lace in the Bibila style, in mid-late 20th century museum frame, comprising: 1) Unfinished roundel of pink, green, white and claret,. 2) Partial border in vandyke form with pink and burgundy straight edge and vandykes in graduating dark-to-light tones of yellow, pink, green, red, and blue. 3) Group of 21 motifs mounted on piece of paper, mostly floral motifs, including rosebuds, a forget-me-not and a pansy, but also regular repeating pattern fragments.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 3 parts.

  • Sample
  • Roundel
  • Border
Materials and techniques
coloured silk needlepoint lace
Brief description
Framed samples of coloured Biblia lace
Physical description
Group of pieces of coloured silk needlepoint lace in the Bibila style, in mid-late 20th century museum frame, comprising: 1) Unfinished roundel of pink, green, white and claret,. 2) Partial border in vandyke form with pink and burgundy straight edge and vandykes in graduating dark-to-light tones of yellow, pink, green, red, and blue. 3) Group of 21 motifs mounted on piece of paper, mostly floral motifs, including rosebuds, a forget-me-not and a pansy, but also regular repeating pattern fragments.
Dimensions
  • Top edge width: 1150mm
  • Bottom edge width: 1255mm
  • Proper left length: 2340mm
  • Proper right length: 2280mm
Credit line
Given by Mrs Antrobus
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
T.126-1926

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Record createdSeptember 21, 2007
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