White Lace Piece
One of the claimants for the earliest surviving piece of machine-made lace.
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Art work details
- Year of production:
- c. 1769
- Maker:
- Robert Frost
- Place:
- Nottigham
- Materials:
- cotton
- Measurements:
- Length 47 cm, width 44.5 cm
- Tags:
- Nottingham, cotton
This piece of lace, made by Robert Frost in about 1769, is one of the claimants for the earliest surviving piece of machine-made lace.
Robert Frost used a carved roller to motivate the ticklers which transferred loops to one side or the other to make the net. The pattern, a diaper of leaves and flowers, is in plain knitting. The outlines are put in by hand. This piece was given to the museum by Alderman J T Spalding, one of the founders of the Nottingham department store Griffin & Spalding (now Debenhams).
ID Number: NCM 1923-184
