Point de Gaze needlelace cuff with grape clusters and leaves on spotted net and floral edges. It is part of set with TE.L6990B and TE.L6990C. Good quality, 19th century.
This sample of handmade cluny style bobbin lace insertion has leaves and braids in sunflower motifs. It was made at the Amoy Lace Guild in China and sold for thirty-five cents per yard in US gold in 1913. The Amoy Lace Guild was established by missionaries in 1885 as a charitable organization to provide a source of income to indigent Chinese women and children. Patterns and linen thread was imported from England and Ireland. Lace from the Amoy Lace Guild won a silver medal at the St. Louis exposition in 1904.
Handkerchief with Nañduti wheel lace edging around a small mull (white fine cotton plain weave) center. Lace 'wheels' of various sizes and patterns. Needle lace.
Italian drawnwork cover with fine cut or drawn work border attached. The drawn work is attached by a bobbin lace insertion. Motifs of men, women, candelabra, dragon, and castle. The cover has been reshaped and one border does not appear to belong to the original piece.
This sample of Chinese made torchon bobbin lace edging is labeled as costing “$.60 per yard in US gold” and is made of linen. It was acquired from the Amoy Lace Guild, Amoy (Xiamen), China, through Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, Department of Commerce in 1913. The Amoy Lace Guild was established by missionaries in 1885 as a charitable organization to provide a source of income to indigent Chinese women and children. Patterns and linen thread was imported from England and Ireland. Lace from the Amoy Lace Guild won a silver medal at the St. Louis exposition in 1904.
This pillow top was designed by the Belgian sculptor Isidore de Rudder (1855-1943). The design of starfish, crabs, and eels in seaweed with the central inscription “1914 Yzer 1915” commemorates a famous battle at the Yzer River, where Belgian engineers prevented the German troops from advancing by manipulating the locks on the Yzer River to flood the surrounding fields.
This pillow top in point de Venise style needle lace was made by Belgian lace makers during World War I. The pattern is preserved in the Royal Museum of Art and History in Brussels.