Patterns & Motifs - England - (Color) Specimen of Honiton lace c. 1830 Honiton is a town in Devonshire (on the South West coast of England), where lace has been made since the 17th century. Honiton lace is characterized by strong floral motifs. When this

Patterns & Motifs - Malta - (Color) An example of lace from the Island of Malta c. 1850 The Italians have a wonderful expression that describes lace as "stitches in the air"

Patterns & Motifs - Spain - (Color) A Spanish lace design from Barcelona c. 1850 Much of what we know as Spanish lace was actually imported to that country from Venice and the Netherlands. This indigenous example is an ornate combination of design and c

Patterns & Motifs - England - (Color) A design for a paper tissue that uses leaf and flower motif c. 1845. This design was created in the year the U. S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland opened and both Texas and Florida joined the union.

Patterns & Motifs - England - (Color) Figured Silk c. 1850