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American lace & lace-makers by Emily Noyes Vanderpoel is an illustrated historical survey written in the early 20th century. It examines the origins, techniques, and cultural life of lace-making in the Americas, from indigenous fibers and ancient Peruvian work to colonial and 19th‑century handmade and machine-aided lace. The work pairs concise historical commentary with a substantial catalog of plates documenting patterns, tools, and finished pieces from museums and family collections.
The opening of the volume presents acknowledgments, a list of plates, and an introduction that argues lace is best understood through images, then defines the main handmade types (needle-point and pillow/bobbin) and notes an indigenous “third kind” from Jamaica’s lace-bark tree. It traces early American lace to ancient Peruvian textiles and to Native makers (Papago, Hopi, Balienti), highlights Sybil Carter’s training of U.S. Indian communities, and turns to colonial New England where Ipswich women produ
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