Nañduti lace handkerchief; Paraguay; Late 19th C.
Nañduti lace handkerchief; Paraguay; Late 19th C.
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- Description (Brief)
- Nañduti lace handkerchief from Paraguay, fine quality. Made in the late 19th century, in a technique learned from the Spanish. Circular lace medallions build up a brder around a center of fine cotton.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Handkerchief, Lace
- place made
- Paraguay, Río
- Physical Description
- embroidery, lace, nañduti (overall production method/technique)
- Measurements
- overall: 14 in x 14 in; 35.56 cm x 35.56 cm
- ID Number
- TE.L7029A
- catalog number
- L7029A
- accession number
- 51712
- Credit Line
- Mrs. William E. Curtis, 1910
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Textiles
- Lace
- Textiles
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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