Triangular Brussels Point de Gaze Needle Lace Shawl
Triangular Brussels Point de Gaze Needle Lace Shawl
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- Description
- This large triangular lace shawl was made in Brussels point de gaze needle lace. The overall design has fine naturalistic floral motifs with a few sections of the common bold, tightly buttonholed wheels. It shows a very fine overall pattern and execution. It was made in Belgium of fine cotton thread in about the 1850's
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- lace
- shawl
- shawl, lace
- date made
- 1850-1860
- maker
- unknown
- place made
- Belgium
- Physical Description
- Point de Gaze needle lace (overall production method/technique)
- cotton (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall at center and diagonal: 81 in x 114 in; 205.74 cm x 289.56 cm
- ID Number
- 1984.0111.018
- accession number
- 1984.0111
- catalog number
- 1984.0111.018
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. Eula B. Lewis
- subject
- Adornment
- Costume
- Cotton
- Lace
- Lace Making
- Needle Lace
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- Home and Community Life: Textiles
- Clothing & Accessories
- Family & Social Life
- Lace
- Textiles
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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