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Here’s some more jumble/rummage pieces Leslie. I believe the trim is handmade crochet type, not sure if you would even call it lace.
Not sure if the next one would be called a doily?
The apron is possibly 1920s? Very fine cotton and outer lace apron trim is coarser cotton.
The last tray shaped piece might be tape lace? Any info appreciated from anyone else too thanks.

 

Golly, you have goodies!
*1 and 2. Definitely hand made crochet. Conveniently, meant to resemble "handmade filet" which I discussed in yesterday's lesson. This in a much larger scale than I posted - but the effect is similar. So a good choice for you to post for comparison's sake! Yes, it is most definitely considered lace.
*3. Yes, I'd call it a doily or mat. It "looks" like the lace is upside down - no matter really; as it is definitely machine made lace; meant to mimic bobbin lace.
*4 and 5. Cute little apron! It has machine embroidery and drawn work on the fabric and has, most certainly, machine made "Valenciennes" style lace on the edges.
#6-9. Cute little cutwork and Battenburg/Battenberg mat. This piece is probably a combo of hand and machine work. The lace tapes around the outside are machine made; then basted together with hand-done "faggotting" and fancy stitches. The fabric interior probably has machine worked design elements; then the fancywork is added by hand and the fabric beneath cut away (either before or after the hand work - hard to tell from here.) It was undoubtedly an export piece - very possibly from China; more modern.

Leslie

 

Thanks very much for the info. I’m surprised that these things are often ignored at the rummage as some could be easily incorporated into a cushion and they are so pretty.
I keep them for my nieces to appreciate as they get older along with older costume and silver jewellery. Trying to wean them off Claire’s Accessories

 

I agree that lacey bits are often ignored. Sometimes people really have no clue as to what they are looking at. They don't know how it was made or how old it may be. It seems some segment of the population sees lace and thinks that it was knitted, tatted or crocheted. Certainly much of it is; and was... particularly what people see most of the time in 20th century lace. They assume that if it is "fine" that it must be machine made; or if it is coarse it is handmade. The truth is; that there is fine handmade lace and course hand made lace and there is also fine machine made and coarse machine made lace. The trick is to correctly identify it!

Leslie