Quaker Lace Company, 1926; original design drawing for lace curtain. The design is for sample T5443. THis is one of three related items: original design, graphed loom draf (T5442)t; and finished textile.
Electric, revolving hook, sewing machine, Singer Mfg. Co. Exhibit skeleton No. 101-3. Standard machine for household use, equipped with a special rheostat for securing slow-speed operation. The machine is supported by a nickel-plated stand fastened to a walnut base. A reflecting mirror and electric light are used to make visible all parts of the working mechanism which is controlled by an automatic switch or push-button. This machine, Serial No. AB281588, on April 13, 1929, was returned to the SInger Sewing Machine Co., in exchange for a similar machine, Serial No. G920121, which has been chromium-plated for exhibition.
One Quaker Lace Company Filet Lace table runner, 1926. Made of cotton and rayon on a craft-lace curtain loom. Oak leaf and acorn patern; fringed at both ends. Color: Gold.
Quaker Lace Company, 1926; Finished draft or graphed design for lace curtain. Design for lace curtain T5441, transferred to Point paper, or textile design paper, for loom setup. For lace curtain sample T5443. Painted in green and maroon on textile design paper.
One Quaker Lace Co. Filet Craft-Lace curtain, 1926. Cotton and rayon; filet mesh weave. Early Italian pattern of urn and lion rampant. Bottom scalloped and finished with fringe. Color: Antique Gold.
One Quaker Lace Co. Casement net curtain, "Bon Volant", 1926. Curtain panel length, 2 1/4 yards. Made of cotton and rayon on a craft lace curtain loom. Duchesse stripe and border design on a shantung net ground. The bottom is scalloped and finished with a lace flounce. Color: gold.
One Quaker Lace Co. Casement net curtain, "Radiant Lace", 1926. Curtain panel, 2 1/4" yards long. Made of cotton and rayon on a craft-lace curtain loom. Filet weave in allover Italian design of conventionalized flower, urn, and festoon. Bottom scalloped and finished with lace flounce. Color: Gold.
Sample of Quaker Lace Company Curtain material; English Casement Lace, 1926. Cotton lace yard goods made on a craft-lace curtain loom. The width on the machine is 46", and 8 breadths are made at one time. The fancy block pattern is taken from old Italian linen punchwork. Color: Egyptian (deep cream)
Sample of a Quaker Lace Company Casement net curtain, 1926. Cotton filet weave made from design T5441 and draft T5442, on a craft-lace curtain loom. Plain center with border of urns with flowers and scrolls; scalloped at bottom and finished with fringe. Color: Egyptian. One complete curtain panel.
One Quaker Lace Co. Casement net curtain, "Bon Volant", 1926. 2 1/4 yards long, one curtain panel. Cotton "Amerex" weave made on craft-lace curtain loom. Allover floral pattern of hanging baskets, flowers, and vines. Bottom scalloped and finished with a striped lace flouncing (ruffled edging). Color: Egyptian.
Sample of Quaker Lace Company curtain material; English Casement Lace, 1926. Cotton lace of same manufacture as T05439. Cotton lace yard goods made on a craft-lace curtain loom. Width on the machine is 46"; and 8 breadths are made at one time. Allover urn and medallion pattern after the Brothers Adam. Color: Egyptian.
One Quaker Lace Co. Filet Craft-Lace curtain, 1926. Cotton filet mesh with a conventional motif pattern (wreath, bow knot, flower) on a dotted net ground. Center edge and bottom hemmed and finished with a narrow Cluny lace border. Color: Egyptian.
Pair of Quaker Lace Company Casement net curtains, 1926. 3 yards long, 1 pair. Cotton filet weave made on craft-lace curtain loom. Plain center with border design of octagonal medallions in alternation with urns of flowers. Scalloped at bottom and finished with fringe.
Quaker Lace Co. "Oxford Cross Net" multicolor lace length, 1926. Cotton net yard goods made on a craft-lace curtain loom in open square mesh. Produced by omitting every third warp. Width on the machine is 45" and 8 breadths are made at one time. The design, is taken from an old German wool embroidery. The colors are old rose, gold, and blue.
Sample of Quaker Lace curtain material: Shantung Net, 1926. Cotton net yard goods made on a craft-lace curtain loom, 360" wide. Seven breadths of this net are woven at one time. Small allover pattern of circles and squares produced by a weave inspired by the earliest hand-drawn (meaning withdrawn thread openwork) linens. Used as a background for decorative embroidery work as well as for curtains. Color: Dark Egyptian (Ecru)
Quaker Lace Co. "Oxford Cross Net" multicolor lace length, 1926. Cotton net yard goods made on a craft-lace curtain loom in open square mesh. Produced by omitting every third warp. Width on the machine is 45" and 8 breadths are made at one time. The design is a stripe effect, with the pattern and colors taken from an old Rumanian linen tablecloth. Colors: old rose, gray, and green.
Quaker Lace Co. "Oxford Cross Net" length, 1926. Cotton net yard goods made on a craft-lace curtain loom in open square mesh. Produced by omitting every third warp. Width on the machine is 45" and 8 breadths are made at one time. The design, in solid squares, is taken from an old Bohemian cotton print made in Prague, Czecho-Slovakia. The colors - orange, gold, and black, are identical with the original fabric. 1 sample.
