Black Silk Chantilly Bobbin Lace Barbe or Scarf

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Object Details

maker

unknown

Description

This Black Chantilly lace lappet or scarf is a sample of early Victorian bobbin lace from about 1870. It is of good quality, but fragile. The fine black silk threads are disintegrating. The ends are of higher quality than the center section.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Estate of Cassie Mason Myers Julian-James

date made

1860-1870

ID Number

TE.L7621

catalog number

L7621

accession number

70138

Object Name

lace

lace, scarf, lappet

Object Type

lace

Physical Description

black (overall color)

silk (overall material)

chantilly, bobbin lace (overall production method/technique)

Measurements

overall: 65 in x 8 3/4 in; 165.1 cm x 22.225 cm

place made

Belgium

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Home and Community Life: Textiles

Clothing & Accessories

Lace

Textiles

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Subject

Lace

Bobbin Lace

Silk

Adornment

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-5f9f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_627375