Festival Pattern Group Lace, 1951

Made:
1951 in Nottingham
maker:
A C Gill Limited
designer:
H Webster

Sample of machine-embroidered cream cotton lace with Beryl 8.9 lace pattern, Witchcraft Lace, manufactured by A C Gill Ltd and designed by H Webster. Part of a collection of 83 samples designed for the 1951 Festival of Britain. Based on X-ray crystallographic patterns of Lawrence Bragg. Pattern number: 5197

Details

Category:
Experimental Chemistry
Object Number:
1976-644/19
Materials:
cotton and textile
Measurements:
overall: 359 mm x 230 mm
type:
lace and textile sample
credit:
Gift of Dr. Helen Dick Megaw