Sponsor Lace
The Lace Museum would like to offer you the opportunity to sponsor a special item from the museum’s fabulous collection.
Please contact the museum at lacemuseum@gmail.com, select a piece of lace or a display from the list of available pieces, sign a sponsorship agreement and pay the museum a set fee for a three year sponsorship.
Permanent Display: The items on the sponsorship list which are on permanent display and include multiple items in a shadowbox, showcase or show drawer have a $500 sponsor fee.
Rotating Display:The items which are on rotating display have a $250 sponsor fee. (additional items will be added to this list over time) Your sponsorship fee will allow the museum to:
- Maintain and conserve the piece of lace
- Provide safe and appropriate storage for the lace
- Mount or frame the piece if it is needed
- Improve the quality of exhibitions at the museum
- Help with operating expenses at the museum
During your sponsorship, the Lace Museum will:
- Care for and maintain this item in its collection
- Notify you, the sponsor, if the item is to be a part of a rotating exhibition or a traveling exhibition
- Allow you to view the item with at least 7 days notice if it is not on exhibit
- Post a plaque near the item recognizing your sponsorship while it is on display
Teneriffe Collar (Old Lace in the New World)
Rotating Display Item – $250 for three years
Pale gold bertha handmade in Africa, circa 1900. Slightly asymmetrical in shape, with an edging of leaf-shaped forms said to replicate reed fans used in the tropics. Hand-carried back to the U.S. by the donor’s great-uncle, a refrigeration engineer.

Italian Jesurum Collar (Jesurum)
Rotating Display Item – Sponsored by a Generous Patron
Multi-colored bobbin lace, Jesurum polychrome, with rich jewel tones. Seamed at center front to form a deep “V” and hand-stitched at shoulders to curve inward. Probably Venetian, circa late 1800s.
Table Linens (Belgian War Lace) (Provenance)
Rotating Display Item – $250 for three years
This item will be exhibited in the next 3 years.
A set of table mats and coasters handmade in Belgium, circa 1918-19. Wide bobbin lace surrounds depict the insignias of the Allied powers during World War I. Purchased in Brussels in 1919 by a returning American solider as a wedding present for his brother.
Cocktail Dress (Mid-Century Modern Lace)
Rotating Display Item – $250 for three years
This item will be exhibited in the next 3 years.
Sleeveless, form-fitting black dress, circa 1950s. Vertical strips of rayon ribbon are shaped into hairpin lace, then crocheted together for faggoting effect. Matching lace belt mounted on grosgrain ribbon.