Cantù Bobbin Lace Tablecloth Insertion

Description:

This is classical Italian Cantù bobbin lace from about 1900. It is of fine quality made particularly to sell abroad. Originally apparently four placemats and two long runners, it does not have a sewing edge where the pieces are attached. It has two-dimensional animal and flower motifs made in finer thread than the rest of the lace. Animal figures are made first, starting at the outer points and working to the center. This provides neater points as well as the additional threads needed for the larger areas. It also aids in more appropriately and neatly attaching the trails.

Date Made: ca 1900

Maker: unknown

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: Italy: Lombardy, Cantù

Subject: CottonLaceBobbin Lace

Subject:

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Textiles, Lace, Textiles, Domestic Furnishings

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Credit Line: Gift of Judge and Mrs. Samuel Jordan Graham, 1954

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: TE.T12044Catalog Number: T12044Accession Number: 202257

Object Name: lacelace, tablecloth insertionObject Type: lace

Physical Description: cotton (overall material)bobbin lace, cantù (overall production method/technique)Measurements: each long panel: 100 in x 11 in; 254 cm x 27.94 cmeach cross panel: 23 1/2 in x 17 in; 59.69 cm x 43.18 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-358c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_623617

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