Valenciennes Bobbin Lace Pattern and Sample

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Object Details

maker

unknown

Description

This set is a pattern of Valenciennes square mesh bobbin lace and a sample made from it. The pattern is drawn with ink (?) on parchment and appears to have been used as the pricking. Suggestions for working the pattern are written in French: "Laisser le bas. Claircir (?) les deux cercles. Laisser plus de jeu aux boules. Former le petit medaillon, le haut moins regulier". Extra threads are added to motifs and cut off. The design (no. 554) and sample for this 19th Century Brussels lace were purchased from G. Moens, Brussels, in 1921.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Transfer from Cooper-Hewitt

date made

late 19th century

ID Number

2013.0121.29

accession number

2013.0121

catalog number

2013.0121.29

Object Name

lace, pattern

Physical Description

cotton (overall material)

bobbin lace, Valenciennes (overall production method/technique)

Measurements

overall, sample: 2 3/4 in x 5/8 in; 6.985 cm x 1.5875 cm

overall, sample, pattern, nototations: 14 in x 9 in; 35.56 cm x 22.86 cm

place made

Belgium

Associated Place

United States: Missouri, Saint Louis

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

Subject

Cotton