Exhibition

Lace: The Art of Needle and Bobbin

Higbee Gallery, March 23, 2007 - January 6, 2008

Jean Druesedow, Curator

Afternoon Dress

American (?) about 1910

Irish lace combined with machine embroidered appliquéd laces in a variety of patterns; trimmed with pale blue silk moiré.

Kent State University Museum

Silverman/Rodgers Collection, 1983.1.259

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Handbag of Tatted Lace

American (?) about 1905-1915

Cotton and silk

Tatted lace is created with a shuttle and thread that make a series of loops and knots along another thread. It was been a popular home craft throughout the 20^th century and was used primarily for handkerchief edgings.

Kent State University Museum

Gift of Mrs. Betty Wakeley, 1989.91.1

Hat

American (?) about 1910

Straw trimmed with pale blue-green velvet ribbon and silk flowers.

Kent State University Museum

Gift of Mrs. Richard Silver in memory of Constance

Roosevelt Andrus and Laura Gladys Roosevelt, 1994.48.11

Afternoon Dress

American (?) about 1907

Dress of Battenberg tape lace, crochet and machine-made “bar” ground.

Kent State University Museum

Gift of Martha McCaskey Selhorst, 1996.58.5

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Handbag of Crocheted Lace

American (?), about 1905 - 1915

Cotton, plastic

13 ¼”

An accessory quite possibly made at home, this small handbag uses elements typical of Irish crochet with the three-dimensional rose in the center and the egg-shaped pendants.

Kent State University Museum

Gift of Elizabeth Platts, 1992.22.23

Hat

American (?) about 1910

Pink straw trimmed with peach-colored silk ribbon and ostrich plumes.

Kent State University Museum

Transferred from the Allen Memorial Art Museum,

Oberlin, Ohio, Gift of Mrs F. C. Dudley, 1948, 1995.17.414

Afternoon Dress

American (?) about 1900

Irish crochet and machine made lace.

Kent State University Museum

Gift of the Kent state University School of Theatre and Dance, 1985.3.48

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Parasol of Irish Crocheted Lace

Ireland (?), early 20^th century

Cotton and silk; wood, metal and ceramic

35 ¾”

Irish crochet for both garments and accessories reached the height of popularity around 1900. As an industry, Irish crochet was re-organized in the late nineteenth century to take advantage of the increasing popularity of heavy, three-dimensional lace. Patterns for Irish crochet were widely published, so the exact origin of the lace for this parasol is unknown.

Kent State University Museum

Silverman/Rodgers Collection, 1983.1.1667

Hat

American (?) early 20^th century

Black velvet, pink silk and gold metallic lace.

Kent State University Museum

Transferred from the Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, Ohio, Gift of Mrs F. C. Dudley, 1948, 1995.17.439

School of Peter Lely, 1618-1680

English 4^th quarter 17^th century

Portrait of a Woman

Oil on canvas, 28 ¾” x 24 ¾”

Kent State University Museum

Silverman/Rodgers Collection, 1983.4.692