During Queen Victoria’s reign, Mrs. Anne Fowler of Honiton (1839–1929) did a great deal to improve the quality of lace in both design and workmanship, and for decades, she held the Royal Warrant, an honor afforded to suppliers of goods or services to the royal family. Prince Albert’s Great Exhibition of 1851 and other showcases that followed also did much to promote the Honiton lace industry.
