Honiton (East Devon) lace edging
An early example of East Devon (Honiton) made bobbin lace, this is a very finely worked linen edging. A deeply scalloped design forms the lower edge, with a variety of stylised flowers, leaves and random shapes. These are worked in wholestitch and halfstitch with snowflake fillings used within the motif and to join sections together. A very fine count of thread has been used, similar to that used in Continental laces at the time.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 339/2008/1
- Collection Class
- Textiles and equipment
- Material
- linen thread
- Common Name
- Honiton (East Devon) lace edging
- Simple Name
- edging
- Production County
- Devon
- Production Country
- United Kingdom: England
- Production Year Low
- 1725
- Production Year High
- 1740
