Cluny Style Bobbin Lace Collar
Cluny Style Bobbin Lace Collar
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- Description
- This collar is cluny bobbin lace with raised and rolled tallies embellishing the floral shapes. It measures 13 inches around the neck, so might have been made for a child. It is one inch wide at the center, while the points are three inches wide. The collection includes a matching set of cuffs.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- lace
- lace, collar
- Object Type
- lace
- date made
- 1850-1865
- maker
- unknown
- place made
- France: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Cluny
- Physical Description
- cotton (overall material)
- bobbin lace, cluny (overall production method/technique)
- Measurements
- overall at neck edge: 13 in x 1 1/8 in; 33.02 cm x 2.8575 cm
- ID Number
- TE.T13173
- catalog number
- T13174
- accession number
- 250794
- Credit Line
- Bequest of Josephine Arthur Rohrer
- subject
- Bobbin Lace
- Lace
- Cotton
- Adornment
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- Cultural and Community Life: Textiles
- Clothing & Accessories
- Lace
- Textiles
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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