Bracket-handled, cylindrical metric measure with a sloped collar pinched into spout and a conforming inset lid; molded lower rim and base. Hooked tab thumb piece with wedge extension; five-knuckle hinge; stepped thumbrest Stamped on front of body "DEMI / DECILITRE" in incuse serif letters; on front of lower rim with "** / 3" next to clasped hands in an oval; on face of handle with clasped hands mark; and on extension and top of rim with an indecipherible number of letter verification marks. Underside of flat bottom struck once with arched touchmark "ALBERT" in incuse serif letters. One of an assembled set of six metric measures, DL*67.0334-.0339.
Lille type lidded and spouted bulbous flagon on a flared, molded base. Flat-domed lid is incised with a series of concentric circles; body has two lines around base of neck at creased shoulder. Uncovered, inset, cyma-curved spout. Strap handle with convex, ridged shell thumb piece, ridged thumbrest and short round terminal with oval strut; five-knuckle hinge. Bottom underside struck once with touchmark of an imperial crown above "I•V•D•C•" and a Tudor rose with lion rampant, facing left, inset at center.
Lille type lidded and spouted bulbous flagon on an applied, flared and molded base. Flat-top cyma-molded lid is incised with a series of concentric circles. Uncovered, inset, faceted spout with two graduated beads below. Plain strap handle has a convex, ridged shell thumb piece, ridged thumbrest and short square terminal with oval strut; five-knuckle hinge. Bottom underside also has incised concentric circles which contain three marks stamped at center, the touchmark of an imperial crown over a shield containing a rampant lion, facing left, struck twice above "F.BOULANGET" in incuse serif letters.
A charcoal and pastel drawing on paper of an engineers' mess at Beaumont, France. Depicted is a large group of American soldiers in olive drab uniform holding their mess kits and gathered around the courtyard of a large stone building while they eat. A group of soldiers at back is waiting in line to receive food, while soldiers in the foreground are either standing or sitting down to eat after receiving their food. Two soldiers at right are sitting beneath a tree. A billow of smoke can be seen in the background at left, where the food is being cooked.
This flounce of stylized floral motifs is executed in Blonde bobbin lace. The flounce is made of cream colored silk thread in three sizes. The ground is point ground, with the motifs made in dense linen stitches and lighter half stitches outlined with a heavy gimp thread. Honeycomb ground is used as decorative fillings. The flounce is edged with a narrow machine made picot edge on both sides.
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.