Object Details
- unknown
- Description
- This large triangular lace shawl was made in Brussels point de gaze needle lace. The overall design has fine naturalistic floral motifs with a few sections of the common bold, tightly buttonholed wheels. It shows a very fine overall pattern and execution. It was made in Belgium of fine cotton thread in about the 1850's
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. Eula B. Lewis
- 1850-1860
- ID Number
- 1984.0111.018
- accession number
- 1984.0111
- catalog number
- 1984.0111.018
- Object Name
- lace
- shawl
- shawl, lace
- Physical Description
- Point de Gaze needle lace (overall production method/technique)
- cotton (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall at center and diagonal: 81 in x 114 in; 205.74 cm x 289.56 cm
- place made
- Belgium
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- Home and Community Life: Textiles
- Clothing & Accessories
- Family & Social Life
- Lace
- Textiles
- National Museum of American History
- general subject association
- Adornment
- Costume
- used
- Cotton
- general subject association
- Lace
- Lace Making
- Subject
- Needle Lace
- Record ID
- nmah_1381093
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-13da-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
