Artefact of the Month 2023
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January 2023
Early 20th C. Machine imitation of Silk Blonde bobbin lace. Gift from Chris Baragh. 205 x 22cm.
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February 2023
Second half 19th C Needle lace, Inishmacsaint or New Ross Ireland. Gift from Vicki Webster. 60 x 7cm.
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March 2023
19th or 20th C Metal Bobbin lace, probably German, as used for trimming folk costume. Gift from Eva Whitton. 125 x 6.5cm.
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April 2023
Second half 19th C Bedfordshire Maltese Bobbin lace Collar, English. Unknown donor. 37 x 42cm.
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May 2023
19th C 1830 Valenciennes bobbin lace. Gift from Kirstine Dunthorne. 45cm length
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June 2023
19th Century Tamboured shawl. The use of two thicknesses of thread suggest that it may have been made in Coggeshall, England. 34 x 13cm.
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July 2023
Mid-18th Century. Shows techniques usually found in both Valenciennes and Mechlin. It may not have been made in Flanders. Gift from Vicki Webster. 359 x 5.5cm
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August 2023
Circular Craponne mat 20th C. 33 x 33cm. Donation from David McClean.
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September 2023
Tape lace collar made from a braid with loops either side crocheted together. Late 19th or early 20th C. 11 x 40cm. Donation from David McClean.
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October 2023
Machine embroidered net 1930s, probably intended for the front of a nightdress or similar. 14 x 20cm. Donation from Susan Roberts.
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November 2023
Square motif made from a design by Eava-Lisa Kortelahti. 10 x 10cm. Donation from David McClean.
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December 2023
Binche oval motif worked by Jean Sangster. Second half of the 20th C. 12 x 6cm. Bequest from Jean Sangster.