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Description: | black 'point' net, hand-run in 2 gauges of silk thread, deep; straight top edge; slightly scalloped bottom edge with a set of a rounded triangle, 3 stems of leaves and berries from the points, between 2 similar outline triangles of 'beads' enclosing a 6 point star, alternate with 2 hexagons with bars, stem between with V of leaves and berries; above first triangle 2 facing leafy C scrolls with a sprig above, flower at base, with serrated curved leaf, curve of 'beads' , linked above V leaves sprig with 8 petalled flower; ground above with 5 row diaper of sprigs, These 14 pieces (NCM 1926-166/63-/76) by Robert Sands were all given the same date (1851) but they vary considerable in style and none appear to date stylistically to the 1840s or 1850s. Most seem to belong to the late 18th century or the early 19th century (1790=1820) and are more likely to be 'point net' rather than warp-frame. Comparison with other early warp-frame laces (NCM 1878-252/30-45) bears this out. NCM 1926-166/63-/76 have now been re-classified as point net. In the bodx of unregistered lace there were a number of letters which passed between G. Wallis, Director of the Castle Museum and a Mr Meads who was offering a book of lace samples for sale. Mr Parker (Wallis's assistant) describes the books as containing "Pattern lengths of hand-run warp net. All the specimens are of the same type of manufacture but of different designs. The book is a large tome presented to the Working Men's Clube (Heathcoat Street) by a Mr Robert Sands in 1854". The book was rescued by Mrs Meads. A price of £2 was agreed upon, and the letter endorsed: "Mr Wallis Binch notified and agreed 1.11.22, A.P." There is no record of such a pettern book in the Museums' collections, but it is conceivable that Mr Binch bought the book and used pieces from it in the display of laces given by the Warp Lace and Fabric Association installed in the Castle in 1926
Accession number: NCM 1926-166/63 | Subjects: | lace (machine-made : stocking-frame) | Temporal: | 1800-1810 | Source: | Nottingham City Museums and Galleries | Creator: | Nottingham | Identifier: | http://media.culturegrid.org.uk/mediaLib... | Go to resource |
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