Alençon Needle Lace Border with Meandering floral Pattern
Alençon Needle Lace Border with Meandering floral Pattern
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- Description (Brief)
- Alençon needle lace strip that has been re-grounded with point de Gaze needle lace mesh at a later date in some places. Floral motifs and a meandering band of delicate floral wheels.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Lace
- lace, border
- Object Type
- lace
- Physical Description
- linen (overall motifs material)
- cotton (overall mesh material)
- needle lace, Alençon (overall production method/technique)
- Measurements
- overall: 49 1/2 in x 2 1/4 in; 125.73 cm x 5.715 cm
- ID Number
- TE.L7031
- catalog number
- L7031
- accession number
- 51707
- Credit Line
- Mrs. W. A. Slater, 1910
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- Home and Community Life: Textiles
- Lace
- Textiles
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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