Border
1870-1899 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Border of machine-made cotton lace. Deep border made on the Leavers machine with solid clothwork, a variety of fillings and three-dimensional detached petals and leaves cut from machine-made lace and sewn-on by hand. The border has been cut at both ends.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Machine-made cotton lace and parts sewn-on by hand |
| Brief description | Border of machine-made cotton lace, possibly made in England or France, 1870-1899 |
| Physical description | Border of machine-made cotton lace. Deep border made on the Leavers machine with solid clothwork, a variety of fillings and three-dimensional detached petals and leaves cut from machine-made lace and sewn-on by hand. The border has been cut at both ends. |
| Dimensions |
|
| Credit line | Given by Mrs D Page |
| Object history | Registered File number 1983/2161. The lace shows a mixture of influences - the solid clothwork, contrasting with a fine net ground, and the detached petals are reminiscent of the 19th century 'point de gaze' needle lace but the pattern of rococo cartouches and floral sprigs owes much to bobbin lace of the mid-18th century. The border has been cut at both ends and when acquired had been gathered along the top edge possibly for use as a bertha collar in the late 1890s. It has been restored to a straight border. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.39-1985 |
About this object record
Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
| Record URL |
Download as: JSONIIIF Manifest
