Ruysselede Municipal Shield Motif

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Object Details

maker

unknown

Description

Part of a set of six, this Valenciennes bobbin lace medallion depicts the municipal shield of Ruysselede (Ruiselede) in the Belgian province of West Flanders. Other medallions, two with the American eagle, two with the Belgian lion coat-of-arms, and another with the municipal shield of Ruysselede complete the set. See a similar motif in TE*E383967. Belgian lace makers made these laces during World War I.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gift of Vicomtesse de Beughem

made during

1916-1918

ID Number

TE.T14222C

catalog number

T14222C

accession number

273245

Object Name

lace

doily

war lace

lace, war lace

Object Type

lace

Physical Description

cotton (overall material)

bobbin lace, Valenciennes (overall production method/technique)

Measurements

overall: 5 1/2 in; 13.97 cm

place made

Belgium

depicting the municipal shield

Belgium: Flanders, Ruiselede

Related Publication

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

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Home and Community Life: Textiles

Government, Politics, and Reform

War Laces

Lace

Textiles

Data Source

National Museum of American History

web subject

Lace

European History

depicted

coat-of-arms

used

Cotton

related event

World War I

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-45e0-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_624671