Anna Dike Scott collection of old lace
This is a 1905 photographic record of Anna Dike Scott's private collection of antique lace, published by an unnamed publisher and held by the Smithsonian Libraries, aimed at collectors and textile historians. The four plates show whole lace pieces photographed flat against dark grounds, so their patterns read clearly. A designer could take from them the dense floral scrollwork, pomegranate-like motifs and bobbin-lace edging patterns that suit ornamental borders, pattern repeats and textured surface designs.
