Charming Handmade Linen Doily with Figurative Bobbin Lace Couples and Stars repousse and crystalline green glaze pooling

and crystalline green glaze pooling in crags and crevices here and there

Late 19th/early 20th century

The backside shows a couple of old losses to the frame

and a foot on the underside that is a bit loose

Charming Handmade Linen Doily with Figurative Bobbin Lace Couples and Stars repousse and crystalline green glaze poolingI'm pretty obsessed with folky figurative lace, of which I've had just a few examples but which I always have an eye out for. This piece, which is in very good condition but which I believe has a good amount of age, is linen, with bobbin lace insets on the borders, all hand done. It's the man and woman, of course, who make it special, her in this wonderful, sharp edged dress with marvelously detailed hands resting on her hips. He's got one hand on his