Yale Center for British Art

Title:
Lace sample book.
Published / Created:
Great Britain, circa [1860?]
Physical Description:
1 volume (19 leaves) : 64 lace samples ; 24 x 30 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Archives & Manuscripts
Notes:
Leaves in the latter half of the volume are blank, except the penultimate leaf, which features an ink drawing of a window, into the middle of which has been pasted a scrap of a hand-colored engraving depicting two ladies dressed in fashions of the 1820s.
Subject Terms:
Lace and lace making -- Great Britain. | Clothing and dress -- Great Britain. | Textile fabrics -- Specimens. | Textile fabrics -- Sample books.
Form/Genre:
Sample books. | Textile materials. | Lace (needlework) | Bobbin lace. | Broderie anglaise. | Cluny bobbin lace. | Hairpin lace. | Machine lace. | Torchon lace. | Valenciennes.