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This sample of handmade Chinese made torchon bobbin lace edging is labeled as costing “$.30 per yard in US gold” and is made of linen. It was acquired from the Amoy Lace Guild, Amoy (Xiamen), China, through Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, Department of Commerce in 1913. The Amoy Lace Guild was established by missionaries in 1885 as a charitable organization to provide a source of income to indigent Chinese women and children. Patterns and linen thread was imported from England and Ireland. Lace from the Amoy Lace Guild won a silver medal at the St. Louis exposition in 1904. This sample has diamond shapes with leaves, linen stitch trails and braided edging
| date made | 1900-1912 |
| maker | Amoy Lace Guild |
| place made | China: Fujian, Xiamen |
| Physical Description | linen (overall material) |
| Physical Description | bobbin lace, torchon (overall production method/technique) |
| Measurements | overall: 6 3/4 in x 2 in; x 17.145 cm x 5.08 cm |
| Credit Line | Amoy Lace Guild, Amoy, China, through Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, Department of Commerce.1913 |
| ID Number | TE.T00951 |
| catalog number | T00951.000 |
| accession number | 55643 |
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