Alençon Needle Lace Collar

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Description:

Grape and vine motifs with shadow effect decorate this cotton Alençon lace collar from the late 19th century. Horsehair is used to support picots on the outside edge and on some interior motifs. The entre-deux at the neck edge is made with Droschel bobbin lace. It is attributable to the Lefébure workshop, Bayeux, France, and the pattern for this collar is in Musée des Beaux-Arts et de la Dentelle, Alençon, France. See Bruggeman, Kant in Europa, (L'Europe de la Dentelle), 1997 p. 169, and Dépalle, Brigitte Delesques, La Dentelle à l'aiguille, p. 81. It matches cuffs or borders TE*T17893B and TE*T17893C.

Date Made: 1855-1900

Designer: Lefebure, ErnestDesigned And Made By The Workshop: Lefébure, Ernest

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: France: Normandie, BayeuxDesigned At: France: Normandie, Bayeux

Subject: LaceCottonAdornmentCottonHorsehairNeedle Lace

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See more items in: Home and Community Life: Textiles, Clothing & Accessories, Industry & Manufacturing, Lace, Textiles

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Credit Line: Gift of Miss Marie Taveau, 1975

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: TE.T17893ACatalog Number: T17893AAccession Number: 319013

Object Name: lacelace, collarObject Type: Collarlace

Physical Description: cotton (overall material)horsehair (outline material)Measurements: neck edge: 33 cm x 11 cm; 13 in x 4 11/32 in

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-7c3b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_633969

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