This cloth belonged to Anna Sptiz (the donor's mother in law) and was part of her trousseau in the late 1800s.

Mixed lace cloth with cutwork and insertions of Needlelace and of Filet. There is a border of Cluny style bobbin lace.

The roses show typical tiered petals. (Detail photo shows front and reverse of rose)

Irregular shaped piece of Brussels mixed lace. Duchesse type Brussels bobbin lace with Brussels Point de Gaze needlelace inserts. Reclaimed from a much larger damaged piece.

Costume trimming. Probably machine made

Edging. Cut edge is irregular

Double tiered Jabot with crochet edging

A Guipure lace, having a bar background. Fashion item. Costume trimming

Bobbin lace edging. Sample

Home made or hobby lace

Handkerchief Machine made tape with needle made filling stitches

Fashion accessory.

Collar of Machine made tapes with needle made filling stitches.

Fashion accessory.

A collar of machine made lace imitating Carrickmacross. Machine muslin applique motifs on the body of the collar with Chemical lace motifs on the points.

Fashion accessory

Tape lace collar. Machine made tapes with needle made filling stitches.

Machine embroidered net scarf

Belonged to Mrs Calder Oliver (donor's mother)

Bobbin lace. A large Maltese lace collar.

Chemical lace. The design was machine embroidered onto a base fabric which was then chemically dissolved away.

Collar with standing neck edge.

Machine made lace imitating Torchon bobbin lace. Insertion - costume trimming

Machine made lace imitating Torchon bobbin lace. Insertion. Costume trimming

Fashion accessory. Home made or hobby lace. Belonged to Mrs Calder Oliver (donor's mother)

Tape lace dress front. Machine made tapes with needle made fillings

Belonged to Mrs Calder Oliver (Donor's mother)

Bobbin lace. Large bertha collar of Maltese lace.

Flouncing - costume trimming

Carrickmacross flounce - muslin applique on machine made net. Handmade including some embroidered net fillings and some guipure sections. The inclusion of embroidered flowers is rather unusual.

Flouncing - costume trim.

Embroidered net. Flounce of machine made net with floral design worked in chain stitch. Could possibly be handmade but is more likely to be machine made.

Machine made muslin applique Fichu. Muslin appliqued onto machine made net using machine chain stitch.

This lace is similar in appearance to Genoese collar laces but the thread is much finer and the lace softer. At the time it would have been an expensive fashionable lace trimming. This particular piece was borrowed and used as an illustration in Pat Earnshaw's book "The identification of Lace"

Flemish lace edging attached to a piece of black fabric.

Machine embroidered net lace. Wide band.

Machine made "Chemical" lace edging. Cotton thread embroidered onto a base fabric which is later dissolved away.

Machine made lace "Chemical" oval lace motif. Cotton thread embroidered onto a base fabric which is later dissolved away.

Machine made "Chemical" lace motif. Cotton thread embroidered onto a base fabric which is later dissolved away.

Machine made lace. Probably made on a Levers machine using jacquard apparatus to make a series of individual square motifs. These were probably destined to be cut apart and used as applique pieces on some other textile.

A length of individual square motifs of machine made Filet lace

This piece of machine made lace was probably made on a Levers machine (invented 1813)

Pink machine made lace edging.

Tape lace in the making. The lace is incomplete and still attached to the backing cloth. It is shaped - possibly as an edging for a tray cloth. Home made or hobby lace.

Tape lace edging. Incomplete. Machine made tapes with needle made fillings.

A very light and delicate lace for costume trimming. Probably hand made but could be machine made.

Bobbin lace edging. Sample

Valuable old lace was often salvaged to be used again. Here motifs have been reclaimed from an earlier 18th Century lace (probably damaged) and appliqued onto machine made cotton net probably early in the 19th Century. The original motifs are either Flemish or Honiton. Use: as a costume trimming

Bobbin lace motifs appliqued onto a machine made net. Edging.

Very fine Flemish lace possibly from Antwerp. Fine lace used for costume trimming

Bobbin lace edging. Sample