Alençon Needle Lace Cuff

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Object Details

made by workshop of

Lefébure, Ernest

Description

This cotton Alençon lace border or cuff from the late 19th century matches collar TE*T17893A and cuff TE*T17893C. In this set, horsehair is used to support the picots on the outside edge and some interior motifs. The entre-deux at the edge is made with Droschel bobbin lace. It is attributable to the Lefébure workshop, Bayeux, France, and the pattern for this collar is in Musée des Beaux-Arts et de la Dentelle, Alençon, France. See Bruggeman, Kant in Europa, (L'Europe de la Dentelle), 1997 p. 169, and Dépalle, Brigitte Delesques, La Dentelle à l'aiguille, p. 81

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Marie Taveau, 1975

date made

1855-1900

ID Number

TE.T17893B

catalog number

T17893B

accession number

319013

Object Name

lace

lace, cuff

Object Type

lace

Physical Description

alençon (overall production method/technique)

cotton (overall material)

horsehair (through picot loops at edge material)

needle lace (overall production method/technique)

Measurements

overall: 30 in x 4 3/4 in; 76.2 cm x 12.065 cm

place made

France: Normandie, Bayeux

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

Subject

Adornment

Cotton

Horsehair