Cap Border in Point de Venise Needle Lace on Machine Made Net

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Object Details

maker

unknown

Description

This cap border is part of a set of Point de Venise de Reseau needle lace. The ground has been restored and the fine quality needlepoint motifs are now applied on cotton machine made net. It likely dates originally from the early 18th century and was remodelled in the late 19th to early 20th century. It matches lappet TE.L7693 and cap back TE.L7695.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Annie-May Hegeman, 1915

date made

1700-1710

date repaired

1875-1925

ID Number

TE.L7694

catalog number

L7694

accession number

58000

Object Name

lace

lace, border

Object Type

lace

Physical Description

linen (overall, motifs material)

cotton (overall, net material)

needle lace (overall, motifs production method/technique)

machine made lace (overall, netting production method/technique)

Measurements

overall: 37 1/2 in x 2 1/2 in; 95.25 cm x 6.35 cm

place made

Italy

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

Subject

Adornment