ID on some laces

[Margaret Dowling]

Hello, Thank you so much for letting me join.

I have a few pieces that I have been trying to identify.

The one under glass I thought might be Teneriffe lace

The hanky a tape lace , Branscombe or Battenberg

and the oval doiley bobbin lace.IMG_4650.JPG IMG_4621.JPG IMG_4605.JPG

[Lorelei Halley Administrator]

4650 is sol lace, several motifs held together by that funny looking stripey stuff. (I don't know WHAT that is. machine or hand made???)

[Lorelei Halley Administrator]

4621 I am not sure. I want to say it is some kind of Branscombe or Batbenberg. But if it were those, using shaped tapes, there would be obvious gathers or folds in the places where the tape changes direction. The red rings show the areas where I would expect folds or gathers. But I don't see folds or gathers. Possibly if the piece were carefully blocked it might be clearer. It may be handmade bobbin lace. But I am not sure.

[Lorelei Halley Administrator]

4605 is handmade torchon bobbin lace, with rose ground (in an unusual variant) with messily made leaf tallies.

[Margaret Dowling]

Thank you so much for your replies Lorelei.

I was getting there with my research but I find it all very confusing. There is so much to learn. Margaret

[Margaret Dowling]

It's all hand made.

Lorelei Halley Administrator said:

4650 is sol lace, several motifs held together by that funny looking stripey stuff. (I don't know WHAT that is. machine or hand made???)