Large Lot of C. 1940 Lacemaking Patterns, Sketches and Samples, Boston MA wooden model house letters of the same type

letters of the same type

21" x 12 3/4" x 3 1/2 deep on the curve

One minor loss to the right side edge of the panel near the top

but I'd be content just to find a good spot to set it or prop it to admire

Large Lot of C. 1940 Lacemaking Patterns, Sketches and Samples, Boston MA wooden model house letters of the same typeTons of photos here, as I do like to document things thoroughly. This is a large lot of c. 1940 bobbin lace making patterns, with a few drawings, lace samples, and other notes in the mix. (One handwritten letter references a lace pattern sent to the Emma Sylvester whose lot this was in Feb 1940.) Emma appears to have had a shop on Tremont Street in Boston (selling "beads and bags, embroideries and worsteds") and it seems to me she may have taught