Collar of silk and bobbin lace, Malta, 1850-1875 Collar of pale cream silk and Maltese bobbin lace. Large, semi-circular collar with the pattern arranged in three concentric bands. The largest central portion is densely filled with closely inter-locking stars of wheat ears, broken by eight more open roundels containing Maltese crosses in cloth-work. The scalloped edge is formed by touching circles alternately containing Maltese crosses and stars, or flowers of wheat ears. The neck edge is worked with stars and sprays of wheat ears joined by plaited brides. The whole is made of separate strips joined together.