Collar with Peace Doves

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Object Details

maker

unknown

Description

This collar has motifs of peace doves and floral vases executed in mixed Brussels bobbin and needle lace techniques with ground and fillings in point de Gaze style needle lace. The scalloped edge has picots. 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

1914-1918

ID Number

TE.T14223

catalog number

T14223

accession number

273245

Object Name

lace

collar

war lace

lace, war lace

Object Type

lace

Physical Description

cotton (overall material)

bobbin and needle lace, Mixed Brussels (overall production method/technique)

Measurements

collar: 7 in; 17.78 cm

neck edge: 24 in; 60.96 cm

place made

Belgium

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

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-6514-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_623841