The most reliable carbon dating is up to about 15,000 years. That is
about 3 half lives (carbon 14 half life is 5,740 years with an error of
30 years). So for lace it should be reasonably accurate.
Laurie why did anyone want to carbon date lace. I'm assuming it is
needle lace or sprang. Bobbin lace falls into the historic period with
lots of documentary evidence available.
Anna from a Sydney where the heat wave has passed for a while at least.
Very interesting. And you would know. What date range do you think carbon
dating works best for?
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