Bolero of silk bobbin lace, Malta, 1880-1899 Short bolero, without fastenings, of cream silk bobbin lace made to shape. The collar consists of a back panel, two curved front pieces and a border, which decorates all of the edges. The lace has a typical Maltese pattern of roundels containing the Maltese cross and, on the main panels, large rosettes with three dimensional armelles (wheat ears).