Bobbin Lace Item Number: 524/9 a-c from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Samples of hand made off-white Bedfordshire straight bobbin lace edging with the design elements outlined in heavier thread (gimp): (a) a long band of lace with a scalloped edge and a gimp zigzag design; (b) a band of lace; (c) a short band of lace with a scalloped edge and a design consisting of a series of circles with three arms of thread extending upwards at the area where one circle joins the next.
Narrative
Bedfordshire-Buckinghamshire Point Ground and Maltese Pillow Lace-Making Collection.
Specific Techniques
Guipure laces with open net grounds. Twisted, crossed and interworked free threads.
Item History
- Made by Mary Pack (Maker) in United Kingdom and England
- Collected during 1916
- Owned by Mary Pack before April 2, 1979
- Received from Mary Pack (Donor) on April 2, 1979
What
- Name
- Bobbin Lace
- Identification Number
- 524/9 a-c
- Type of Item
- lace
- Material
- linen fibre ?
- Part A
- height 1.2 cm, width 64.0 cm
- Part B
- height 2.4 cm, width 24.0 cm
- Part C
- height 2.1 cm, width 13.5 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- United Kingdom and England
When
- Collection Date
- during 1916
- Ownership Date
- before April 2, 1979
- Acquisition Date
- on April 2, 1979
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0524/0009 a-c