Event Start: August 1st, 2010
Event End: August 1st, 2010
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Email: poudrelandmarks@gmail.com
Location: Avery House, 328 W. Mountain Ave.
Website: http://www.poudrelandmarks.com
Event Description:
Many beautiful examples of handmade and early machine-made laces are on display at the Avery House, 328 West Mountain Ave., through Sept. 12. "The Romance of Lace" exhibit includes a wide variety of European and American lacemakers? art and features examples of bobbin laces, crochet and tatting. Intricate lace decorates the Victorian and Edwardian dresses, capes, collars, cuffs and handkerchiefs that are on display. Interpretive text enables viewers to identify the different types of lace, such as Battenberg or Chantilly, by comparing vintage lace patterns with completed lacework made from those patterns. The Avery House Historic District Guild Costume Committee, a part of the Poudre Landmarks Foundation, prepared this extensive lace exhibit. The Avery House is open 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays. Admission is free. For information about the exhibit or to arrange special tours, call (970) 221-0533.