Not currently on display at the V&A

Border

1850-1899 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
England (made)

Border of woollen bobbin lace. Cream coloured wool. Flower-heads of eight linked wheat-ears set in a five-mesh ground. The lower scalloped edge is decorated with plaited loops and is backed with a band of cloth stitch.


Object details

Categories
Textiles
Lace
Object type
Border
Materials and techniques
Woollen bobbin lace
Brief description
Border of woollen bobbin lace, England, 1850-1899
Physical description
Border of woollen bobbin lace. Cream coloured wool. Flower-heads of eight linked wheat-ears set in a five-mesh ground. The lower scalloped edge is decorated with plaited loops and is backed with a band of cloth stitch.
Dimensions
  • Width: 8cm
  • Width: 3in
  • Length: 30.5cm
  • Length: 12in
Credit line
Given by Miss Sheila M. de Courcy Cuppage
Production
Beds.
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.55-1984

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O287725/border-unknown/
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