Honiton East Devon lace collar

Description

This lace collar has a royal connection. It was presented to RAMM by the daughter of HRH Princess Alice, the Countess of Athlone (1883-1981) to whom it belonged. As Princess Alice of Albany she was a grand-daughter to Queen Victoria and the daughter of Prince Leopold and Princess Helen, the Duke and Duchess of Albany.

The collar was made in East Devon by a very skilled lacemaker. It is of exceptional quality, with a design of stylised flowers and leaves. Honiton filling stitches complete the sprig motifs and also form the ground. If you look closely you can see that the fillings change direction, and even the construction changes within the same area. Charlotte Treadwin, a lace manufacturer based at 5 Cathedral Close, often used this technique in her designs. Charlotte was also lace-maker by appointment to HM Queen Victoria.

Accession Loan No.

31/1981

Collection Class

Clothing and accessories

Common Name

Honiton East Devon lace collar

Simple Name

collar

Full Name

Honiton (East Devon) lace collar

Dimensions

whole length 400 mm; whole W 360 mm; inside edge length 690 mm; whole depth 145 mm

Period Classification

Victorian (1837-1901)

Production Date

c 1875

Production Year Low

1875

Production Year High

1900

Production County

Devon

Production Country

United Kingdom: England

Production Area Region

Northern Europe

Production Continent

Europe

Family Group



Material

cotton