Black Silk Chantilly Bobbin Lace Shawl
Black Silk Chantilly Bobbin Lace Shawl
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- Description
- This hand made triangular black silk shawl is made in the Chantilly bobbin lace technique and was purchased in Paris in about 1860. Elaborate floral motifs, including roses and leafy stems, decorate this large shawl.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- lace
- shawl
- lace, shawl
- shawl, lace
- Object Type
- lace
- date made
- 1850-1860
- maker
- unknown
- place made
- France
- lace named for
- France: Hauts-de-France, Chantilly
- Physical Description
- black silk (overall material)
- bobbin lace, Chantilly (overall production method/technique)
- Measurements
- overall: 114 in x 57 in; 289.56 cm x 144.78 cm
- ID Number
- TE.T13741
- catalog number
- T13741
- accession number
- 261642
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. Caroline R. Kenworthy,1965
- subject
- Adornment
- Costume
- Silk
- Lace
- Lace Making
- Bobbin Lace
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- Home and Community Life: Textiles
- Clothing & Accessories
- Lace
- Textiles
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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