Would it be too obvious to suggest Regency Lace? It was, I think, named after the Regent in question. In my Dover edition Palliser it is depicted on p. 389, figure 145. It appears to be a point lace with the rather weird characteristic of having the gimp inside, rather than around the motifs. We have at least one piece in the museum. They also call it Trolley lace, I believe, although that term seems to refer to a number of laces, so I hesitate to use it. Regency Lace is such an odd-ball lace that I think someone like Adele ought to master and conquer it for the greater betterment of lace study and to wow the Jane Austen Society. I do seem to recall that when they filmed Pride and Prejudice, the historical advisors seemed to think that Darcy's relatives would have access to smuggled goods from the continent, whereas the Bennett girls, due to the Napoleanic Wars, would have to wear English made clothing entirely because they were not as rich as Darcy's aunt. The Napoleanic Wars were a real shot in the arm to English lacemaking and peacetime represented a huge hardship to the lacemakers from which they never really recovered. Devon
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