Binche Bobbin Lace Collar

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Object Details

maker

unknown

Description

This sample of Binche bobbin lace from about 1725-1735 is of fine quality. The style is sometimes called Fausse Valenciennes. The collar was fashioned from eight fragments of similar, but not identical lace in the 20th century. A newer edging has been whip stitched on.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Emily Tuckerman, 1924

date made

1725-1735

remodeled

late 19th century

ID Number

TE.L7382

catalog number

L7382

accession number

83674

Object Name

lace

lace, collar

Object Type

lace

Physical Description

bobbin lace; binche (overall production method/technique)

linen (overall material)

Measurements

overall at center: 32 1/2 in x 4 in; 82.55 cm x 10.16 cm

place made

Belgium: Wallonia, Binche

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Home and Community Life: Textiles

Clothing & Accessories

Lace

Textiles

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Subject

Lace

Lace Making

Linen

Adornment

Bobbin Lace

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-4d3e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_623849