A museum catalogue of lace and related needlework specimens acquired by the South Kensington Museum between June 1890 and June 1895. Entries are arranged by country (Italian, Belgian, Flemish, French, Spanish, English and Irish, Brazilian, Russian) and then alphabetically by object type, such as borders, flounces, lappets, cuffs, cloths and altar frontals. Each entry describes the technique, pattern, date, dimensions, acquisition (purchase price, gift or Bolckow Bequest) and register number. A table of reference at the end links register numbers to pages.