Lace instructions

Identifier

http://dp.la/api/items/084761438da96d2223ef73aa0a9d344c

Title

Lace instructions

Creator

Coffin, Eunice, active 1859-1883

Date

1859

Description

Manuscript contains instructions for knitting and crocheting, lace mounted examples illustrate each pattern. Pages including lace samples have been scanned multiple times to capture the text with samples and the full page with text only. Five envelopes containing 14 additional undated patterns, both handwritten and clipped from newspapers, are inserted; Three of the inserted envelopes are imprinted with the return address of the Nantucket School of Needlery, Nantucket Island, Mass; Author's name and date written on page 2 of cover, author's name appears as: Eunice Coffin M.D.; Additional electronic version available through Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/MAB.31962000793137Images_201305
Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Coffin, Eunice. -- Lace instructions, 1859 Jan. 22. -- 1 v. (38 p.) 21 cm; 5 envelopes (14 items). -- Call number of original: NK9400 C6

Subject

Lace and lace making--Patterns--19th century
Knitted lace--Patterns--19th century
Crocheting--Patterns--19th century
Fancy work
Lace (Needlework)
Crochet
Knitted lace

Source

Digital Commonwealth

Language

English

Relation

http://maca.contentdm.oclc.org/utils/getthumbnail/collection/p16245coll1/id/101325/filename/thumbnail.jpg

Type

text
image

References

http://maca.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/p16245coll1,101325

Subject

Lace and lace making--Patterns--19th century
Knitted lace--Patterns--19th century
Crocheting--Patterns--19th century
Fancy work
Lace (Needlework)
Crochet
Knitted lace

Citation

Coffin, Eunice, active 1859-1883, “Lace instructions,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed September 21, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/25813.

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