1914 French Hand-knotted Lace Sample Mounted with Pattern 6 inch bone ruler to look that way

to look that way

with simple but bold dark brown painted design over white slip

invented by John Jaques Jr (also credited with popularizing tiddlywinks

and a print on pink paper on the back cover: "No Breakfast for Growler

1914 French Hand-knotted Lace Sample Mounted with Pattern 6 inch bone ruler to look that wayBoldly graphic and very finely detailed at once, this is a 1914 hand knotted lace sample, with pattern, hand drawn on orange card and used in the process of making the lace (pin pricks everywhere) mounted below. I presume done by a young woman mastering the art of making lace, though sometimes one sees similar things done by teachers, or professional lace makers, as examples. With what looks to me a signature on the pattern. All mounted to blue card