Large Antique Victorian Lace Collar Hand Made Blue & Ecru Bedfordshire ? vintage 70s suit and about 35” around the

and about 35” around the bottom from the widest points of the piece

It was a high end publication

The waist has a horizontally draped band and there is a panel on either side with draping below the waistband

cracks or wear - this looks to have seen little use

Large Antique Victorian Lace Collar Hand Made Blue & Ecru Bedfordshire ? vintage 70s suit and about 35” around theThis is an antique lace collar that is hand made in a combination of blue and ecru or beige colours. I am not a lace expert, but I believe that the lace is Bedfordshire lace, which is a type of bobbin lace. It is quite intricate and incorporates various motifs in the pattern. It is difficult to date precisely, but almost certainly 19th century, Victorian era. It is quite a large collar, measuring 22 in width by about 12 in height. It is in very good