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Message:: [QUOTE="Northern Lights Lodge, post: 2307504, member: 13464"]Hmmm... interesting... however;Queen Victoria married Albert on February 10, 1840 and he passed away only 21 years later in December of 1861. So that rules out being a Commemorative for Victoria and Albert's 50th Anniversary. She was in perpetual mourning from the time of his death until she passed away in 1901....and wore primarily black. It does not, however, rule out HER Commemorative 50th Golden Jubilee on the throne! That would have occurred on June 20, 1887. It is handmade "filet crochet"; which was probably being made at that time. So this is a possibility. Did you find this item in the UK?  If you did; then it is possible that it was for her Jubilee. If you found it in the US; although possible; I think it more likely it was for someone's 50th Wedding anniversary.  Just my opinion... unlikely that there is proof one way or another - unless one found the original pattern and it stated that it was for her Jubilee. Still a sweet piece and fun to wonder! Victoria DID love lace! She was a huge supporter of the handmade lace industry in England. She commissioned many large Honiton lace pieces that adorned her clothing. Probably the most well known of the pieces was the Honiton that was commissioned for her wedding gown.[ATTACH=full]258841[/ATTACH]Thanks for sharing!Leslie[/QUOTE]