Large lace collar with ties

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c. 1860 - 1869

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Overview

Net Lappet.
Hand guided Tambour work on machined net with chemical insertion.

Historical information

According to the Webster Dictionary, a lappet is a small decorative fold or flap, especially of lace or muslin, in a garment or headdress.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-37-2001.121

Item type

Costumes

Material

Lace

Width

5.8000 cm

Height or length

66 cm

Themes

Social History

Contextual Information

Tambour embroidery is a traditional technique that utilises a specialist tool called the tambour hook. The name comes from the French word for ‘drum’. The technique is so named for the tautness of the fabric when it is stretched in the frame, which is necessary for the hook to pass through the fabric cleanly without catching the weave.
( ref: https://costumesociety.org.uk/blog/post/the-history-and-development-of-tambour-embroidery )

Chemical lace is a form of machine-made lace made by embroidering a pattern on a sacrificial fabric that has been chemically treated so as to disintegrate after the pattern has been created, when immersed in a solution. (ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_lace )

Keywords

Accessories

Collar

Year

c. 1860 - 1869

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Shire of Toodyay

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