Lace Sample Book

Object detail

Maker

Allan, Janet Tait (b.1872, d.1937)

Description

Book of lace samples. Cover is a picture of red bricks with vines climbing up, a window in the middle showing a young woman reading a letter. 7 green bricks around the window are raised. Pages are pink (although some yellowing) and sewn together. On the inside cover is written in pencil "Jessie T Chalmers, Roseneath, Weston, Oct 9th 1895"

Production date

1895

Production period

Victorian

Collection type

Museum

Media/materials

Cardboard cover with fabric pages sewn together.

Measurements

Display measurements: H 20mm x W 420mm x D 277mm (open)
H 25mm x W 215mm x D 277mm

Related information

Behind the scenes at North Otago Museum – Jessie Chalmers

Accession number

2012/95

System ID

143922

Current Rights

Culture Waitaki Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence

Organisation Credit Line

Collection of the Waitaki Museum. Id 143922

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Classifications

Lace Notion Needleworking Equipment Textileworking T&E Tools and Equipment for Materials

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