Old Photograph Lace Workers Scotland

Old photograph of lace workers on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Similar to other Scottish islands, lace making on Lewis was often encouraged by high ranking noblewomen or religious figures. In the mid 1700s, Anne, Duchess of Hamilton, introduced lace-making to Scotland by bringing over experts from France to teach " poor girls " on her estates.


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