Object Details
facilitator
Hoover, Herbert
maker
unknown
Description
This paper tag is labeled "N° 13/0436 Point Alençon Louis XVI made by hand in... for the C'on for Relief in Belgium" On the reverse is a red wax seal embossed with “Commission for Relief in Belgium, Dentelle Belge” and an image of the Belgian Lion. A black, yellow, and orange cord is sealed into the wax, and “$24.00” is lightly penciled in on the card. The tag came to the museum without the lace attached.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
transfer from Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum
made during
1914-1919
ID Number
2013.0121.21
accession number
2013.0121
catalog number
2013.0121.21
Object Name
war lace
tag
lace
seal
Physical Description
paper (base material)
red (image color)
sealing wax (front material)
Measurements
overall: 2 1/2 in x 3 1/2 in; 6.35 cm x 8.89 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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Work
Industry & Manufacturing
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Lace Making
European History
related event
World War I
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1442726