National Museum of American History
Amoy Lace Guild Bobbin Lace Sample
Amoy Lace Guild · 1905-1912
This sample of handmade torchon style bobbin lace edging has roseground and leaves arranged as spokes and a scalloped edge. It was made at the Amoy Lace Guild in China and sold for twenty-five cents per yard in US gold in 1913. The Amoy Lace Guild was established by missionaries in 1885 as a charitable organization to provide a source of income to indigent Chinese women and children. Patterns and linen thread was imported from England and Ireland. Lace from the Amoy Lace Guild won a silver medal at the St. Louis exposition in 1904.
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