Five handmade Irish doilies with solid centers that are surrounded with six hairpin lace work circles. All doilies are slightly yellowed and the hairpin work is starting to pull away from material on all pieces.
Five handmade Irish doilies with solid centers that are surrounded with six hairpin lace work circles. All doilies are slightly yellowed and the hairpin work is starting to pull away from material on all pieces.
Two very delicate guipure lace doilies. Guipure is lace where the patterns are held together by connecting threads rather than to mesh or net ground, as in filet lace. Oval in shape these doilies have designs based on circles. Both are slightly yellowed.
Two very delicate guipure lace doilies. Guipure is lace where the patterns are held together by connecting threads rather than to mesh or net ground, as in filet lace. Oval in shape these doilies have designs based on circles. Both are slightly yellowed.