Sample of hand made maltese straight bobbin lace with a pattern composed of a series of rough circles with small loops emerging from each along the bottom.

Blue lace making pillow, fully set up for lace making, with work in progress. The pillow is square with rounded corners, tightly stuffed with grasses or straw, covered with blue linen textile. A parchment lace-making pattern is pinned into position on the pillow; there is a length of finished lace, the near end of which is still in process. Approximately 60 threads and bobbins are attached and approximately 125 steel pins hold the thread in position on the pattern. Twenty-one spare bobbins are held in a pocket on the right hand side. A triangular pin cushion holds extra pins.

A piece of off-white textile. Raw edges on three sides, machine hemmed on fourth side, pieced at one edge.

Sample of hand made maltese straight bobbin lace edging with a floral motif, a scalloped edge and three lobes on each scallop.

Sample of hand made maltese straight bobbin lace edging with a three-lobed scalloped edge.

Sample of hand made maltese straight bobbin lace edging with a three-lobed pattern.

Sample of hand made maltese straight bobbin lace edging with a scalloped design. Each scallop has three small lobes with three smaller loops.

A woman's pleated full wrap-around off-white half-slip. Gathered onto a waistband with attached ties. One horizontal tuck at hip level (for shortening). Lace trim at hem. Heavily starched.

Hand-made sample book containing small samples of five different kinds of hand-made lace, each labeled to indicate type of lace and (sometimes) the age of the maker. Pages held together with dark blue twine, threaded through two holes in the fold at the left edge and knotted. The cover is a folded sheet of dark blue construction paper with some words hand lettering in pencil; three labels made of masking tape partially obscure the writing. On the first page is a 6.4 cm long sample of 1.3 cm wide lace, vertically mounted on dark blue tissue paper and tacked down with white thread; two labels made of masking tape identify the name of the pattern, its place of manufacture, and notes about its maker and materials used. On the second page is a 9 cm long sample of 1.8cm wide lace, vertically mounted on dark blue tissue paper and held in place with two steel pins; one label made of masking tape identifies the name of the pattern. On the third page is a 7.5 cm long sample of 2 cm wide lace, vertically mounted on dark blue tissue paper and tacked down with white thread; one label made of masking tape identifies the name of the pattern. On the fourth page is a 9.3 cm long sample of 2.3 cm wide lace, mounted vertically on dark blue tissue paper and tacked down with white thread; one label made of masking tape identifies the name of the pattern and the age of the maker. On the fifth page is a 4.5 cm long sample of 7.1 cm wide lace, mounted horizontally and held in place with two steel pins; one label made of masking tape identifies the name of the pattern and the age of the maker.

Large tapa cloth, completely covered in geometrical and linear patterns on one side. Burlap band attached to each end with an adhesive. Tapa is made up of several large pieces pounded together.