Guipure lace garniture
This lace was purchased with assistance from the Friends RAMM in 2017. The wide piece is a flounce that would decorate the lower section of a crinoline dress. The smaller section would be a sleeve frill. When pieces matched in design like this they were known as a garniture.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 1/2017
- Collection Class
- Textiles and equipment
- Common Name
- guipure lace garniture
- Simple Name
- lace
- Period Classification
- Victorian (1837-1901)
