Large Antique Victorian Lace Collar Hand Made Blue & Ecru Bedfordshire ? vintage 70s suit It was a high end

It was a high end publication

it is cut narrow across the upper back

Sequins fully intact

Hips:  44” around                          /110 cm

white on a pale grey background

Large Antique Victorian Lace Collar Hand Made Blue & Ecru Bedfordshire ? vintage 70s suit It was a high endThis 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