Nottingham lace

Description

A machine-made lace originally produced in the 19th century in Nottingham, England. Nottingham lace is made in wide panels on a lace furnishing machine. The coarse lace is used for tablecloths and curtains.

Synonyms and Related Terms

Nottingham-lace; pusher lace; dentelle de Nottingham (Fr.); encaje de Nottingham (Esp.); Nottingham kant (Ned);

Comparisons

Common Types of Lace

Sources Checked for Data in Record

• Rosalie Rosso King, Textile Identification, Conservation, and Preservation, Noyes Publications, Park Ridge, NJ, 1985

• Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles, Phyllis G.Tortora, Robert S. Merkel (eds.), Fairchild Publications, New York City, 7th edition, 1996

• Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "Pusher Lace." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2 Aug. 2004 .

• Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000