Object Details
maker
unknown
Description
This border has motifs of women, men, windmills, and trees. Below the figures is the Flemish saying “MYN VADERLAND IS MYN DUURBAARSTE PAND” (My homeland is my most cherished possession) worked into the lace. This Lille type bobbin lace features a nine-inch long pattern repeat and a picot edge. It was designed for the Dutch market for edging their bonnets. Both ends are finished with a narrow Mechlin bobbin lace border with floral motifs outlined with gimp. The lace was made by Belgian lace makers during World War I.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Vicomtesse de Beughem
made during
1914-1918
ID Number
TE.T14227
catalog number
T14227
accession number
273245
Object Name
lace
border
war lace
lace, war lace
Object Type
lace
Physical Description
cotton (overall material)
bobbin lace, Beveren, Mechlin (overall production method/technique)
Measurements
overall: 64 1/2 in x 2 7/8 in; 163.83 cm x 7.3025 cm
place made
Belgium
Belgium: Flanders, Beveren
Related Publication
Kellogg, Charlotte (Hoffman). Bobbins of Belgium: A Book of Belgian Lace, Lace-Workers, Lace-Schools and Lace-Villages
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
web subject
Lace
European History
used
Cotton
related event
World War I
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_623132
