Alençon Needle Lace Cuff

Description:

This cotton Alençon lace border or cuff from the late 19th century matches collar TE*T17893A and cuff TE*T17893B. In this set, horsehair is used to support the picots on the outside edge and some interior motifs. The entre-deux at the edge is made with Droschel bobbin lace. It is attributable to the Lefébure workshop, Bayeux, France, and the pattern for this collar is in Musée des Beaux-Arts et de la Dentelle, Alençon, France. See Bruggeman, Kant in Europa, (L'Europe de la Dentelle), 1997 p. 169, and Dépalle, Brigitte Delesques, La Dentelle à l'aiguille, p. 81

Date Made: 1855-1900

Made By Workshop Of Lefébure, Ernest: Lefébure, Ernest

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: France: Normandie, Bayeux

Subject: AdornmentLaceNeedle LaceCottonHorsehairRelated Event: Coronation of King George V and Queen Mary

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Credit Line: Gift of Miss Marie Taveau, 1975

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: TE.T17893CCatalog Number: T17893CAccession Number: 319013

Object Name: lacelace, cuffObject Type: lace

Physical Description: alençon (overall production method/technique)cotton (overall material)horsehair (overall material)needle lace (overall production method/technique)Measurements: overall: 30 in x 4 1/2 in; 76.2 cm x 11.43 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-cbcb-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_620272

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