Object Details
- unknown
- Description
- This black silk bobbin lace was made in Ipswich, Massachusetts, around 1790. The thread is 2-ply, S-twist black silk. The ground is kat stitch, which is also known as Paris ground. Point ground, Cross, twist, twist, twist, is used only as a filling.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Bequest of the Misses Long
- 1770-1810
- ID Number
- TE.H39069
- catalog number
- H39069
- accession number
- 113420
- Object Name
- lace
- lace, border
- Object Type
- lace
- Physical Description
- silk (overall material)
- black (overall color)
- bobbin lace (overall production method/technique)
- Measurements
- overall: 85 in x 4 1/2 in; 215.9 cm x 11.43 cm
- place made
- United States: Massachusetts, Ipswich
- Associated Place
- United States: Massachusetts, Ipswich
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Textiles
- Clothing & Accessories
- Lace
- Textiles
- National Museum of American History
- subject
- Silk
- Lace
- Lace Making
- Adornment
- Bobbin Lace
- Record ID
- nmah_627440
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-54ee-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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