Insertion
1870-1929 (made)
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Length of bobbin lace for used as insertions in clothing. Made in the Midland Counties style, in undyed cotton, with a design of stars and circles alternating between straight edges, made up of four parallel lines with a waving line running through them. The linking bars have picots, and the stars are built up with wheatears.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Bobbin lace worked in cotton thread |
| Brief description | Insertion, bobbin lace worked in cotton thread, India, 1870-1929. |
| Physical description | Length of bobbin lace for used as insertions in clothing. Made in the Midland Counties style, in undyed cotton, with a design of stars and circles alternating between straight edges, made up of four parallel lines with a waving line running through them. The linking bars have picots, and the stars are built up with wheatears. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'LONDON MISSIONARY SOCIETY / Lace Industry / NAGERCOLIL, S. India / No ... 20 [unintelligible] / RS. 3/12 (Inscription on the label) |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs J Crosher |
| Object history | Registered File number 1993/649. |
| Historical context | The lace, which would have been intended to be cut up and used as insertions in clothing, is tied in a bundle and labelled 'LONDON MISSIONARY SOCIETY / Lace Industry / NAGERCOLIL, S. India / No ... 20 [unintelligible] / RS. 3/12 |
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| Accession number | T.195-1993 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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