Handkerchief, second half 19th century, British, Devon, Linen and cotton, bobbin lace (Honiton), Overall (confirmed): 15 1/16 × 15 1/8 in. (38.3 × 38.4 cm), Textiles-Laces, Emma Radford was a prize-winning lacemaker and designer in her native Devon. Devonshire bobbin lace, commonly known as Honiton lace, comprised individual motifs that were later joined together. Queen Victoria chose Honiton lace for her wedding ensemble in 1840, leading to a boom in its popularity in the mid-nineteenth century
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Handkerchief, second half 19th century, British, Devon, Linen, cotton, bobbin lace, Honiton, Overall, confirmed, 15 1/16, 1/8, 38.3, 38.4 cm, Textiles-Laces, Emma Radford, prize-winning lacemaker, designer, native Devon, Devonshire bobbin, lace, commonly, Honiton, comprised individual, motifs, later joined, together, Queen Victoria, chose, wedding ensemble, 1840, leading, boom, popularity, mid-nineteenth
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