Lace Making Collection

Elderly woman making lace in an open doorway
An elderly woman making lace in the open doorway of her home, with a large number of bobbins on display. Date: 20th century

Antwerp Exhibition
A selection of handmade laces are shown by a local manufacturer at the Antwerp Exhibition, (Exposition Internationale Coloniale), Belgium

Holly Mount Orphanage, Tottington, Lancashire
Girls work at lace-making and embroidery at the Holly Mount Orphanage / School for Roman Catholic girls at Tottington, near Bury, Lancashire

Italian Lacemakers - Santa Margherita Ligure, Liguria, Italy. Date: circa 1910s

French Lacemaker working on a large-scale piece. Date: circa 1910s

Pouges-Les-Eaux - Shops in the Covered Gallery
Pouges-Les-Eaux, in the Nievre department in central France - Shops in the Covered Gallery in the Park. Date: 1906

Bruges, Belgium - Women making lace
Lacemaking at Bruges, Belgium Date: circa 1910s

Industrial lacemaking machine, Nottingham
An industrial lacemaking machine at Messrs Pratt, Hurst & Co Ltd, Nottingham, with two men at work

Young girl making lace on the pavement
A young girl making lace on the pavement with a large number of bobbins

French Nobles 1650
A group of French nobles; the man wears a cape, sword and spurred boots, with rosettes at his waist and knees; all support the lacemaking industry generously

Lace making at home in Caen, Normandy, France
Lace making at home in Caen, Normandy, northern France

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