Mat With Swan Motif Bobbin Lace Border

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Object Details

facilitator

Hoover, Herbert

maker

unknown

Description

This Point de Paris bobbin lace mat border was made by lace makers in Turnhout, Belgium between 1914 and 1919 for sale by the Commission for Relief in Belgium. The flowers and swans are symbols of the annunciation. The blue print B44/99 among the War Laces in the Hoover Library shows the same lace. It is made of cotton and is of good quality.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Virginia Livingston Hunt, 1953

date made

1914-1919

ID Number

TE.T11808

catalog number

T11808

accession number

198210

Object Name

lace

lace, doily, war lace

lace, war lace

lace, doily

Object Type

lace

Physical Description

bobbin lace (overall production method/technique)

cotton (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 11 1/2 in; 29.21 cm

lace border: 3 1/8 in; 7.9375 cm

place made

Belgium: Flanders, Turnhout

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

general subject association

Benevolent Associations

used

Lace Making

classified

Lace

War Lace

method used to create

Bobbin Lace

Subject

World War I

related event