Amoy Lace Guild Bobbin Lace Sample

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Object Details

maker

Amoy Lace Guild

Description

This sample of Chinese made torchon bobbin lace edging is labeled as costing “$.60 per yard in US gold” and is made of linen. It was acquired from the Amoy Lace Guild, Amoy (Xiamen), China, through Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, Department of Commerce in 1913. The Amoy Lace Guild was established by missionaries in 1885 as a charitable organization to provide a source of income to indigent Chinese women and children. Patterns and linen thread was imported from England and Ireland. Lace from the Amoy Lace Guild won a silver medal at the St. Louis exposition in 1904.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Transfer through Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, Department of Commerce from Amoy Lace Guild, Amoy, China.1913

date made

1900-1912

1904-1912

ID Number

TE.T00942

catalog number

T00942

accession number

55643

Object Name

lace

lace, sample

Object Type

lace

Physical Description

bobbin lace, torchon (overall production method/technique)

linen (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 8 in x 5 in; 20.32 cm x 12.7 cm

place made

China: Fujian, Xiamen

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Home and Community Life: Textiles

Industry & Manufacturing

Lace

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

Subject