Chantilly Border

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Object Details

maker

unknown

Description

This border is Chantilly bobbin lace made in black silk. The design consists of floral motifs with four-inch long pattern repeats. The edge is slightly scalloped with picots. It was probably made in Grammont (Geraardsbergen), Belgium and was identified by the donor as lace made by Belgian lace makers during World War I.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gift of Vicomtesse de Beughem

made during

1917-1918

ID Number

TE.T14503

catalog number

T14503

accession number

273245

Object Name

lace

border

war lace

lace, war lace

Object Type

lace

Physical Description

silk (overall material)

bobbin lace, Chantilly (overall production method/technique)

black (overall color)

Measurements

overall: 3 7/8 in x 38 in; 9.8425 cm x 96.52 cm

place made

Belgium: Flanders, Geraardsbergen

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

used

Silk

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