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| STUNNING RARE HOLLYPOINT LACE SAMPLER dated 1716. |
£1250 |
Hollie point has always been more or a domestic, rather than a professional. It was used primarily on baby clothes in the 18th and early 19th century, especially, christening sets. The lace was stitched in the crown of baby bonnets, or caps, and sometimes on a band that extended from the centre front of the cap to the nape of the neck. The shoulder seams of small shirts were decorated with initials, dates, and mottoes as demonstrated on this sampler. Signed and initialed S D 1716 to the top central panel with a variety of motifs in the linking panels.
A baby bonnet with the words "Thos Fry agedd 1 year 1776 Wroham Kent" written in the voided areas. Here it is at the V&A, accession number 146 to D-1907. |
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