It is located in Jardim do Baluarte, City of Peniche, District of Leiria, Central Portugal
The Monument to the Rendilheira - City of Peniche is a tribute to the lacemakers of Peniche, a city traditionally linked to bobbin lace since the 17th century and every year the municipality of Peniche celebrates Rendilheira Day (July 15th to 18th).
In the past, men dedicated themselves to fishing and plowing the fields, but women helped with salting (processing and storing the fish), and entertained themselves outside the house sewing delicate, white pieces of Peniche bobbin lace, supplementing the small income obtained from the hard work of fishing.
Bobbin lace is the true ex-libris of Penichense crafts, originating in the 19th century. XVII in which the first documents referring to this art are known.
In the second half of the century. The 19th century saw the artistic and technical heyday of bobbin lace in Peniche, around 1865 there were eight private workshops where children from the age of four began producing this craft.
The Rainha D. Maria Pia School of Industrial Design, created in 1887 (Escola Industrial de Lacedeiras Josefa de Óbidos) with emphasis on Maria Augusta Bordalo Pinheiro who encouraged the teaching of bobbin lace with innovative artistic designs and high quality training.
Currently, Peniche bobbin lace can be learned and perfected at the Municipal Bobbin Lace School, which welcomes young people aged 6 to 90 from Monday to Friday.
The Rendilheira Monument is a monument in Peniche located in Peniche near the Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Peniche.
The utensils and techniques used such as threads, pins and bobbin (small thin cylindrical instrument usually made of wood), grinding wheel (cushion), cushion bench, pick and cushion pin.
Cardboard (cardboard after being shredded and with the design crossed out) and Lace (work obtained by successively or alternately crossing textile threads (silk, linen, burlap, cotton, etc.) using bobbins on a special cushion.
Darning (the operation of sewing solidly with small stitches, two parts of lace so that the union is not noticeable) and Debuxo (adaptation of the design to graph paper, according to the technical requirements of the respective stitch).
The sculpture is made with various types of marble and features a large woman making bobbin lace, which is the typical craft of this city.
The representation carved in noble stone shows the activity initially used by fishermen's wives to help support their families on days when the sea did not allow them to go fishing.
The passage of time turned this occupation into a symbol for the women of Peniche, which with the improvement of the work carried out became a reason to represent As Rendilheiras de Peniche in Stone.
In the parishes of the municipality, even today, rural women come together to live together while making their bobbin income.
The Monument clearly portrays the importance of bobbin lace that is made in Peniche, an art that has been disappearing and that the oldest people insist on preserving and teaching to those who want to learn this beautiful art.
The monument to the lacemaker is the simple representation of an art of survival since the reduced monetary product of this art constituted in most cases a supplement to the family budget.
The Monument to celebrate the women who stayed on land and were busy making lace is part of the culture and history of the city of Peniche.
In the past, men dedicated themselves to fishing and plowing the fields, but women helped with salting (processing and storing the fish), and entertained themselves outside the house sewing delicate, white pieces of Peniche bobbin lace, supplementing the small income obtained from the hard work of fishing.
Bobbin lace is the true ex-libris of Penichense crafts, originating in the 19th century. XVII in which the first documents referring to this art are known.
In the second half of the century. The 19th century saw the artistic and technical heyday of bobbin lace in Peniche, around 1865 there were eight private workshops where children from the age of four began producing this craft.
The Rainha D. Maria Pia School of Industrial Design, created in 1887 (Escola Industrial de Lacedeiras Josefa de Óbidos) with emphasis on Maria Augusta Bordalo Pinheiro who encouraged the teaching of bobbin lace with innovative artistic designs and high quality training.
Currently, Peniche bobbin lace can be learned and perfected at the Municipal Bobbin Lace School, which welcomes young people aged 6 to 90 from Monday to Friday.
The Rendilheira Monument is a monument in Peniche located in Peniche near the Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Peniche.
The utensils and techniques used such as threads, pins and bobbin (small thin cylindrical instrument usually made of wood), grinding wheel (cushion), cushion bench, pick and cushion pin.
Cardboard (cardboard after being shredded and with the design crossed out) and Lace (work obtained by successively or alternately crossing textile threads (silk, linen, burlap, cotton, etc.) using bobbins on a special cushion.
Darning (the operation of sewing solidly with small stitches, two parts of lace so that the union is not noticeable) and Debuxo (adaptation of the design to graph paper, according to the technical requirements of the respective stitch).
The sculpture is made with various types of marble and features a large woman making bobbin lace, which is the typical craft of this city.
The representation carved in noble stone shows the activity initially used by fishermen's wives to help support their families on days when the sea did not allow them to go fishing.
The passage of time turned this occupation into a symbol for the women of Peniche, which with the improvement of the work carried out became a reason to represent As Rendilheiras de Peniche in Stone.
In the parishes of the municipality, even today, rural women come together to live together while making their bobbin income.
The Monument clearly portrays the importance of bobbin lace that is made in Peniche, an art that has been disappearing and that the oldest people insist on preserving and teaching to those who want to learn this beautiful art.
The monument to the lacemaker is the simple representation of an art of survival since the reduced monetary product of this art constituted in most cases a supplement to the family budget.
The Monument to celebrate the women who stayed on land and were busy making lace is part of the culture and history of the city of Peniche.
