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Object Name: Crochet lace
Maker: Unknown (Primary maker)
Date Made: 1880 -1910
1880 -1910
Place Made: Ireland
Ireland
Description: A dress cuff of white cotton Irish crochet lace. The pattern is a very traditional one of a small rose flanked by shamrocks, on a grid or mesh of bars or 'brides'. with a triple picot edging all around. Such pieces were usually part of a set of matching collar and cuffs, for good quality day wear or, from the 1930s onwards, as part of costume for Irish dance.
Materials: cotton
Catalogue Number: HOYFM.721.1971
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