Lace

Creator

Nehring, Alma, 1887-1958

Date

• 1908-1920

Summary

• Crochet lace samples and patterns possibly made by Alma Nehring, Stettin, Marathon County, 1908-1920. Two small pieces of crocheted lace and the patterns used to make them, clipped from newspapers. The first example is one half of a pattern published in a German-language newspaper in Milwaukee, December 10, 1920. The second example is based on a floral pattern published in a German-language newspaper in St. Louis, Missouri, November 5, 1908.
• The lace and patterns descended in the family of Alma Nehring of Stettin, Marathon County, Wisconsin.