Peacock Design Border Sample

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Object Details

maker

unknown

Description

A peacock motif is the focus of this border in Point de Paris bobbin lace. It was probably made in Courtrai (Kortrijk), Belgium by Belgian lace makers during World War I.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

gift of Mrs. Marjorie S. Palmer thru Mrs. Adelaide S. Whittemore, 1968

made during

1914-1918

ID Number

TE.T14569

catalog number

T14569

accession number

278083

Object Name

lace

border

war lace

Object Type

lace

Physical Description

cotton (overall material)

bobbin lace, Point de Paris (overall production method/technique)

Measurements

overall: 34 in x 6 in; 86.36 cm x 15.24 cm

pattern repeat: 10 3/4 in x 6 in; 27.305 cm x 15.24 cm

place made

Belgium: Flanders, Courtrai

Related Publication

Kellogg, Charlotte (Hoffman). Bobbins of Belgium: A Book of Belgian Lace, Lace-Workers, Lace-Schools and Lace-Villages

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Lace

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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/ng49ca746a4-4fc7-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_624602