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ANTIQUE IRISH LACE VEIL

MOST BEAUTIFUL ANTIQUE IRISH CROCHET LACE CHAPEL / WEDDING VEIL

EXQUISITELY HAND MADE FROM THE LATE 1800'S THIS BEAUTY UTILIZES BOTH THE BOLD CORK STYLE FLOWERS AND BARS PLUS THE MORE DELICATE PICOT  FILIGREE SCALLOPED EDGE POPULAR IN CLONES. FEATURES A FLOWER WITH DIMENSIONAL PETALS.

THE CENTER FLORAL DESIGN FALLS ON THE TOP BACKSIDE OF THE HEAD WHEN WORN AND FALLS BELOW THE SHOULDERS. OR CAN ALSO BE WORN HORIZONTAL AS A CHAPEL VEIL AS SHOWN IN THE PICTURES.

AMAZING DESIGN TO STUDY !

DONE WITH FINE CROCHET THREADS , IN CLEAN WHITE STURDY CONDITION. MEASURES 23" AT WIDEST PART AND 34" LONG .

A WONDERFUL FIND FOR A LASSIE'S WEDDING, FOR THE LACE COLLECTOR AND CERTAINLY MAKES A UNIQUE GIFT !

SOLD ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS !

$650.00

 
 
$650.00
 
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In 1847 Mrs. Meredith established the Adelaide Industrial
School in Cork  teaching crochet and the industry
spread rapidly throughout the south of Ireland. Convents
in the area were mainly responsible for teaching the
work and for organizing the sale of finished pieces.
VICTORIAN LACE, Patricia Wardle
During the 1840’s famine years the Ursuline Sisters established the first of many ‘Crochet centres’ in Ireland.
  Blackrock Convent County Cork relieved area starvation.
  A unique decorative rich style developed from the nun’s
adaptation of motifs from 17 C. Venetian Needlepoint,
English Honiton and Flemish Mechelen.By 1850 sought after in fashion from Paris, Vienna, Brussels, London and New York.
IRISH CROCHET LACE, Eithne D’Arcy
Most families had their own secret and closely guarded
motifs. The family nickname often reflected the motif with
which the family was associated, such as the ‘Lily Quigleys’
or the ‘Rose McMahons’. When neighbors entered
a house unexpectedly, the lace was hidden from view.
Their special motif was the basis of a family’s income.
Many motifs have gone to the grave due to the secrecy.
Irish Crochet’ popular in the 1850’s most sought after
best known as the true Irish lace..
The inventor of Irish Crochet Lace was
Mademoiselle Riego de la Blanchardaire.
20,000 employed from 1847 creating Crochet.
THE IRISH FLOWERERS, Elizabeth Boyl