Object Details
- unknown
- Description
- This pair of delicate Binche bobbin lace lappets from circa 1730 have been sewn together. They are fragile and one end was shortened. They are made of very fine linen thread and the edges are whipstitched for stabilization. The floral pattern is very dense with a ground of snowflakes and five-hole ground.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. Leon Orlowski, 1972
- ca 1730
- ID Number
- TE.T16263
- catalog number
- T16263
- accession number
- 300957
- Object Name
- lace
- lace, lappets
- Object Type
- lace
- Physical Description
- linen (overall material)
- bobbin lace, binche (overall production method/technique)
- Measurements
- one lappet: 22 3/4 in x 3.875 cm; 57.785 cm x 1 17/32 in
- one lappet: 24 in x 3 7/8 in; 60.96 cm x 9.8425 cm
- place made
- Belgium: Wallonia, Binche
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Textiles
- Clothing & Accessories
- Lace
- Textiles
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Lace
- Bobbin Lace
- Linen
- Adornment
- Record ID
- nmah_633975
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-7c40-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
