Object Details
- Description
- Point de France needle lace in the style of the third quarter of 17th century. The dense floral motifs offer with much detail. It was possibly cut from a larger piece and made into a collar in 19th century. It matches TE.L7687 with both cut and left with a raw edge at the wide end. The lace is tapered and edged with a narrow (1/8 inch wide) bobbin lace edge with figure 8 gimp and picot edge
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- date made
- last half of 17th C
- Credit Line
- Miss Annie-May Hegeman
- Physical Description
- linen, two-ply, s-twist (overall material)
- needle lace, point de france (overall production method/technique)
- Measurements
- overall: 9 in x 18 1/4 in; 22.86 cm x 46.355 cm
- Object Name
- Lace
- lace, collar
- Object Type
- lace
