Nottingham lace
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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
Authority
- Rosalie Rosso King, 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." Encyclopdia Britannica. 2 Aug. 2004 .
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000