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Insertion

1870-1929 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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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Object type
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.
Dimensions
  • Length: 22.5cm
  • Width: 3cm
Lace much longer but cannot be unrolled.
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
Collection
Accession number
T.195-1993

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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