THE LACE MUSEUM Detroit
THE LACE MUSEUM Detroit
133 West Main Street #219 Northville, MI. 48167 USA
Curator Email: marysalmon781@outlook.com USA PH: (937) 681-7219
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We have moved to a smaller space - in the same building at Northville Square - and now have a Museum Shoppe, along with our permanent display of antique lace, lace-making tools and pillows, that features imported French soaps and linens, antique and vintage buttons and textiles, and ephemera of all genre. We also extend our historic lace-making collection to local historical societies for presentations and conduct speeches and exhibits on antique lace at the Museum for private groups. Please call for further information. Please call ahead for Museum hours - we look forward to meeting you!
Curator and Owner: Mary Salmon PH: (937) 681-7219
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IN SEARCH OF LACE.... took us to Cantu, Italy for THE 14th INTERNATIONAL LACE
BIENNIAL...and then Valletta Malta in October of 2019 and August of 2021 to Amsterdam Netherlands and Krakow Poland
Maltese Lace Pillow (above)
Reticella Lace at The Rijksmuseum Amsterdam (above)
Cantu Lace, Late 19th Century (above)
Maltese Lace-making Pillows and Tools (below)
If there needs to be
communication with the
Museum, please contact Curator Mary Salmon
USA PH: (937) 681-7219
Shoppe at our HOLIDAY
PARTY & SALE
December 1st and
December 2nd
11:00-6:00
THE AMERICAN LEGION POST #147
Northville, Michigan
In Search of Lace
9th Marquis Nicholas de Piro
shared his precious family collection of Maltese Lace with Mary Salmon at Valletta, Malta and it was a pleasure meeting his colleague Caroline Tonna (above).
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Photos: The Living Lace Exhibit
Brugge, Belgium 2018 (below)
New to the Museum is an astonishing piece of (tagged) Aemilia Ars Society Silk Lace. Bologna, Italy, circa 1900 (above).
We are proud to exhibit a new collection of Antique/Vintage Lace-making Pillows purchased at auction in London. (above)
FREE OF CHARGE EXHIBITS:
19th Century Handmade Lace & Linen Lace-making Tools, Textiles, and Fashion. Sales of Fine Antique Lace, Linen, & Textiles Vintage Fashion, Fabrics, Buttons......
133 West Main Street
Northville Square Suite #219
Northville, Michigan
PH: (937) 681-7219 United States
PLEASE CALL FOR APPOINTMENTS:
THE EXHIBIT FOR WINTER 2018:
From the MARCHE AUS PUCES DE SAINT-OUEN FLEA MARKET IN PARIS WITH NEW SENSATIONAL HANDMADE PARISIAN LACE DRAPERIES circa , 1900. (above)
Antique Ecclesiastical Lace on exhibit at
St. Giles Catholic Church Brugges, Belgium (above and below).
Detail of a Cantu Lace Tablecloth,
Italy circa 1890
from a visit to Cantu,
Italy October 2019 (above)
The Lace Museum exhibits 19th Century Antique Lace Bobbins, Lace Making Tools, Antique Thread, Dressmaking Tools, and Antique Sewing Machines. Lace Making Bobbins were mostly constructed from wood, bone and even various metals; very rarely an ivory bobbin can be found. An example of a Bone Bobbin can be found, above, inscribed with Mary and spangled with glass beads.
A superb mint-condition Lace Fan with Mother of Pearl sticks with a beautifully detailed painting of a courting couple. The fan is signed, probably Brussels Lace circa 1900 (above).
A 16th century lace pattern (Reticella) from Les Singuliers et Nouveaux Pourtaicts; Federico de Vinciolo, dated 1587, shows how far into the past the art of Lacemaking extends. (above).
Wealthy Victorian and Edwardian family households would commonly have Bed Linens constructed of the finest Linen, derived from famous Flax Fields such as those found in the cooler regions of Russia, Switzerland, Belgium, Flanders, or Ireland. They were also elaborately hand-embroidered and monogrammed with a Family Crest or Initials (above).
Edwardian Embroidered Tablecloth depicting the life of Joan of Arc (above).
Italian Needlelace, circa 1870 (above)
The Lace Museum
shows rotating exhibits
of Authentic Victorian &
Edwardian Fashion: Day Dresses, Promenade Dress, Vintage and
Antique Evening Gowns, and
clothing from the American
Civil War. Rotating exhibits
of Hand-made Bobbin Lace,
Needlelace, and Victorian
Machine-made Lace from Italy,
France, Belgium, Germany,
England, Ireland, Russia,
and the Far-East.
Antique Needle and Bobbin Lace could also be richly decorated with glass beads and metallic thread, such as this lovely and rare piece of Victorian Trim for an Evening gown (above).
Handmade Lace has become nearly extinct over the course of history due in large part to the introduction of Lace Machinery. In America, the decline of the Pillow Lace Making craft at the Massachusetts Bay Colony of Ipswich suffered due to the production of Machine made Lace (above).
An original Victorian-era Detroit Designer - Hugo Hill - Visiting Ensemble. (above and below).
An Extraordinary Masterpiece of FRENCH Handmade Chantilly Lace; Shawl measuring 60" length; 150" width.
An Extraordinary Masterpiece of FRENCH Handmade Chantilly Lace; Shawl measuring 60" length; 150" width.
Antique Lacemaking Bobbins,
probably mid-19th century (above).
18th Century Alb:
Handmade Needle Lace in the
Italian Reticella Style (above).
Handmade 19th Century Needlelace often depicted mythical characters, historical events, a pastoral or country scene (above).
The Lace Museum Detroit also exhibits Edwardian Era Textile and Lace Fashion in the form of clothing, as well as hats, shoes, and purses of the period, similar to those in the photograph above.
Italian Needlelace, circa 1870 (above)