Object Details
- Description
- Part of a set of six, this Valenciennes bobbin lace medallion depicts the municipal shield of Ruysselede (Ruiselede) in the Belgian province of West Flanders. Other medallions, two with the American eagle, two with the Belgian lion coat-of-arms, and another with the municipal shield of Ruysselede complete the set. See a similar motif in TE*E383967. Belgian lace makers made these laces during World War I.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- maker
- unknown
- made during
- 1916-1918
- Credit Line
- Gift of Vicomtesse de Beughem
- Physical Description
- cotton (overall material)
- bobbin lace, Valenciennes (overall production method/technique)
- Measurements
- overall: 5 1/2 in; 13.97 cm
- Object Name
- lace
- doily
- war lace
- lace, war lace
- Object Type
- lace
