Honiton (East Devon) lace sprig
- Description
- East Devon bobbin lace sprig of rose bud design, joined to create a curved length. Described in transcript of accession sheet as a prize sprig of rosebuds made for the Paris exhibition of 1867. Each of the nine sprigs comprises of a rosebud and a spray of three leaves, worked in a combination of wholestitch and halfstitch with a single leadwork. Raised and rolled work are used to give a three-dimensional effect. Temporary threads link the outer edges of sprigs to maintain the required shape of the overall piece, several of these can still be seen on this piece.
- Accession Loan No.
- 29/2006/150
- Collection Class
- Textiles and equipment
- Common Name
- Honiton (East Devon) lace sprig
- Simple Name
- lace sprig
- Full Name
- Honiton (East Devon) lace sprig with design of rosebuds
- Production Person Surname
- Treadwin
- Production Person Initials
- Charlotte
- Production Date
- 1867
- Production Town
- Exeter
- Production County
- Devon
- Production Country
- United Kingdom: England
- Production Area Region
- Northern Europe
- Production Continent
- Europe
- Family Group
