Brussels Mixed Bobbin and Needle Lace Scarf
Brussels Mixed Bobbin and Needle Lace Scarf
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- Description
- This delicate scarf with dense floral motifs is made with Brussels needlepoint and bobbin lace. Large medallions of delicate point de Gaze needle lace with floral motifs embellish both ends. It is from the late 19th or early 20th century and made of cotton.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- lace
- lace, scarf
- Object Type
- lace
- date made
- 1875-1925
- maker
- unknown
- place made
- Belgium
- Physical Description
- bobbin lace and needle lace (overall production method/technique)
- cotton (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 120 in x 18 1/2 in; 304.8 cm x 46.99 cm
- ID Number
- TE.T13865
- catalog number
- T13865
- accession number
- 266231
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. Fritz Rosenberg, 1966
- subject
- Adornment
- Costume
- Lace
- Lace Making
- Needle Lace
- Bobbin Lace
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Textiles
- Clothing & Accessories
- Lace
- Textiles
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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