Cluny Style Bobbin Lace Collar

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Description:

This collar is cluny bobbin lace with raised and rolled tallies embellishing the floral shapes. It measures 13 inches around the neck, so might have been made for a child. It is one inch wide at the center, while the points are three inches wide. The collection includes a matching set of cuffs.

Date Made: 1850-1865

Maker: unknown

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: France: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Cluny

Subject: Bobbin Lace, Lace, Cotton, Adornment

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Textiles, Clothing & Accessories, Lace, Textiles

Exhibition:

Exhibition Location:

Credit Line: Bequest of Josephine Arthur Rohrer

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: TE.T13173Catalog Number: T13174Accession Number: 250794

Object Name: lacelace, collarObject Type: lace

Physical Description: cotton (overall material)bobbin lace, cluny (overall production method/technique)Measurements: overall at neck edge: 13 in x 1 1/8 in; 33.02 cm x 2.8575 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b1-ddd5-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_623936

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