Bucks Point Lace
BUCKS POINT lace is another of the East Midlands laces which was made throughout the area and not just in Buckinghamshire. It is the English version of a type of mesh-grounded lace which developed in the late eighteenth century. It is a straight lace, traditionally made with fine thread (but not as fine as that used for Honiton lace), and the pattern motifs are usually outlined with a thicker gimp thread.
The illustration shows part of a veil in the Lace Guild collection (GF.14.1997) which dates from 1830–40. As was usual for larger pieces, the veil was worked in strips about 4 inches wide in a way which would allow them to be joined together. There are two bands of design along the lower edge, and another design along the sides and upper edge. Small floral motifs are spotted in the upper part.