Valenciennes Border

Description:

Floral motifs in the Valenciennes square mesh bobbin lace technique were used for this cotton lace border. The repeated pattern is four and three-eight inches long, and the ends are unfinished. The pattern is the same as in TE*T14225B, except for the scalloped edge. It was identified by the donor as lace made by Belgian lace makers during World War I.

Made During: 1914-1918

Maker: unknown

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: Belgium

Web Subject: LaceEuropean HistoryUsed: CottonRelated Event: World War I

Subject:

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Textiles, Government, Politics, and Reform, War Laces, Lace, Textiles

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Related Publication: Kellogg, Charlotte (Hoffman). Bobbins of Belgium: A Book of Belgian Lace, Lace-Workers, Lace-Schools and Lace-Villages

Credit Line: Gift of Vicomtesse de Beughem

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: TE.T14225ACatalog Number: T14225AAccession Number: 273245

Object Name: laceborderwar lacelace, war laceObject Type: lace

Physical Description: cotton (overall material)bobbin lace, Valenciennes (overall production method/technique)Measurements: overall: 78 in x 3 3/8 in; 198.12 cm x 8.5725 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-45e1-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_624672

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