Bobbin lace edgings made of Abaca fiber, Musa Textilis on Capiz, in the central Philippines Islands. Four seven-inch samples are mounted in a red, matted frame, numbered and labeled for the 1915 Panama–Pacific International Exposition in San Fransisco.
Date Made: 1905-19121905-1912
Location: Currently not on view
Place Made: Philippines: Capiz
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Data Source: National Museum of American History
Id Number: TE.T00778Accession Number: 55625
Object Name: lace, abaca
Physical Description: bobbin lace, torchon (overall production method/technique)Abaca fibers (overall material)Measurements: each sample: 7 in x 1 3/16 in; 17.78 cm x 3.00101 cmoverall, card: 13 in x 11 1/2 in; 33.02 cm x 29.21 cm
Metadata Usage: CC0
Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b0-e0fa-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Record Id: nmah_1693017
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