A descriptive catalogue of the collection of lace in the South Kensington museum

South Kensington Museum, Palliser, Bury, Mrs., 1805-1878, Cole, Alan S. (Alan Summerly), 1846-1934, South Kensington Museum. Committee of Council on Education. Science and Art Dept · 1881 · London : Printed by G.E. Eyre and W.S. Pottiswoode for H.M.S.O. · 20 pictures

A descriptive catalogue of the lace collection held at the South Kensington Museum, compiled by Mrs. Bury Palliser and Alan S. Cole and published in London in 1881 by the Science and Art Department for official government printing. The plates show lace samples photographed as white patterns on black, from Venetian point and Brussels-style bobbin lace to needle and net work.

South Kensington Museum · Lace and lace making

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