Lacemaking Collection

Malta - Lacemaking
Lacemaking in Malta during WWI. Malta was not on the front line of World War I (unlike World War II) but did participate in many ways nevertheless

Parasol in point of lace 1868
This beautiful intricate section of a parasol in pointed lace, appointed by The Princess of Wales. 1868

Lace-Making in the town of Bruges, Belgium 1907
Mid-aged women working in their homes in Fladers on pillow lace-making. Working lots of hours for not much pay from seven in the morning till ten at night

Lacemaking at Bailleau, Nord department, Northern France
Lacemaking at Bailleul, a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Date: circa 1908

Sinhalese Lace Maker - Sri Lanka
A very attractive hand-coloured postcard showing a Sinhalese Lace Maker. The Sinhalese (Sinhala, Sinhala Jathiya, Hela or Sinhale) are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group native to the island of Sri Lanka

Lacemaking - Rapallo, Liguria, northern Italy
An elderly woman making lace under an archway on the waterfront at Rapallo n the province of Genoa, in Liguria, northern Italy - situated on the Ligurian Sea coast, on the Tigullio Gulf

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

Victoria Cross lace, WW1
An example of lace worked in a Victoria Cross design - a topical craft idea in a First World War era copy of The Ladys World and Fancy Work Book. Date: c.1915

Queen Mary and Laceworkers
During a visit to Nottingham, Queen Mary is seen visiting the designing rooms of a lace factory Date: 24 June 1914

Honiton, Devon - Lace maker and her work Date: circa 1905

Malta - Inset souvenir views in wonderfully garish colours. The Musta Church, The Public Library on Queens Square, Valletta

Lace Making in Travancore, India
Four Indian women Lace-making in Travancore, India. Travancore State Court - British Empire Exhibition, Wembley, London, 1924. Date: 1924

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