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Godbold, S A1
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Archive File

Textiles, Lace and Embroidery

c.1950 - c.2017

Cuttings and articles from various periodicals, press and auction catalogues referencing examples of textiles, lace and embroidery.

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Lace Making: Photocards
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Lace Making: Photocards

[1962-1984]

A curated collection of mounted photographs relating to ‘Lace Making’. This photo file is one of 57 thematically categorised photo files that were likely created as part of the Institute's (IDFLS)...

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Archive File

Lace: An Enquiry into the Art of Making Lace Either by Hand or Machine with Particular Reference to the Vocabulary and Folklore of both Industries

Slinn, Gillian A

1964

A dissertation on lacemaking, with particular reference to the industry in Nottingham. The first chapter presents a general history of lacemaking, whilst the second focusses on pillow lace, with secti...

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Archive Object File

handkerchief

c.1914-1918

1 Handkerchief, silk and lace, sent by donor's brother to their sister

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Archive Object File

print

c.1914-1918

1 Print of Ypres Cloth Hall on silk with a handmade Belgian lace border

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Archive Object File

embroidery

c.1914-1918

1 Embroidery depicting the destruction of Dixmunde during the Battle of the Iser surrounded by a wide lace work border

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Archive File

Letter: 14 August 1881

14 August 1881

14 August 1881. W[ethersfield] P[lace, Braintree] To Edith Thompson On hymn-tunes. Postcard.

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Archive Object File

cloth

c.1914-1918

1 Cloth, silk and lace, embroidered with a picture of Ypres and the word Ypres, given to donor by her fiance

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Archive File

Letter: 19 July 1888

19 July 1888

19 July 1888. W[ethersfield] P[lace] To Edith Thompson On courts-martial. 2 Pages.

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Archive File

Letter: 16 November 1893

16 November 1893

16 November 1893. W[ethersfield] P[lace] To Edith Thompson On TPT's majority in the army. Postcard.

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