A sample of the mannequins created for mounting bags at Simone Handbag Museum, Seoul, South Korea
Mannequin Mount 1910
Museum Mount created for Arts & Crafts tooled leather clutch
Mannequin Mount 1920
Museum Mount created for Barrel cream/red striped dance purse
Mannequin mount 1800
Mannequin created to mount tortoise shell & tooled leather handbag
Mannequin mount 1760 – Stays & Hooped Petticoat
Museum mount created to display 1760s Georgian pocket on mannequin
Mannequin mount 1900
Museum mount created to display metal change purse (for little finger)
The technique for Irish lace crochet is adapted from European needle lace, in particular Venetian needlepoint lace and Spanish needle lace, and is characterised by separately worked motifs which are attached into a mesh background. Although the tradition for making Irish crochet lace dates back to an earlier time, it flourished in Ireland as a means to supplement family income during the period of famine in the mid-nineteenth century. During this period of hardship all family members might crochet using a handmade hook and cotton thread. Individual families developed personalised motifs and carefully safeguarded their designs. On completion of work the motifs were taken to a lace-making centre where they were crocheted together with designs from other families, and made into collars, cuffs, bodices, or full garments. These items were then sold in Dublin, London, Paris, Rome and New York.
Conservation work on handbags
