Binche Bobbin Lace Lappets
Binche Bobbin Lace Lappets
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- Description
- This pair of delicate Binche bobbin lace lappets from circa 1730 have been sewn together. They are fragile and one end was shortened. They are made of very fine linen thread and the edges are whipstitched for stabilization. The floral pattern is very dense with a ground of snowflakes and five-hole ground.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- lace
- lace, lappets
- Object Type
- lace
- date made
- ca 1730
- maker
- unknown
- place made
- Belgium: Wallonia, Binche
- Physical Description
- linen (overall material)
- bobbin lace, binche (overall production method/technique)
- Measurements
- one lappet: 22 3/4 in x 3.875 cm; 57.785 cm x 1 17/32 in
- one lappet: 24 in x 3 7/8 in; 60.96 cm x 9.8425 cm
- ID Number
- TE.T16263
- catalog number
- T16263
- accession number
- 300957
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. Leon Orlowski, 1972
- subject
- Lace
- Bobbin Lace
- Linen
- Adornment
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Textiles
- Clothing & Accessories
- Lace
- Textiles
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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