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Chinese Made Torchon Bobbin Lace Sample
National Museum of American History

Chinese Made Torchon Bobbin Lace Sample

Amoy Lace Guild · 1905-1912

linen (overall material)
National Museum of American History
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of American History

This sample of torchon bobbin lace has motifs with tallies, roseground and hearts. It was handmade at the Amoy Lace Guild in China and sold for twenty cents per yard in US gold. 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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