Object Details
- Associated Name
- Pinchot, Mary Eno
- unknown
- Description
- This man's cravat (rabat) was made in the point plat de Venise needle lace technique in the 17th century. The fine hexagonal needle made mesh connecting the motifs of swirls of narrow leafy veins has tightly buttonhole stitched bars with 3 picots on each bar. It is bordered on three sides with a ¼” wide edging of buttonhole stitched and picoted scallops. It was a gift to Mrs. Pinchot from her daughter, Lady Allan Johnstone, and might have been made in Italy or England.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Mrs. James W. Pinchot, 1908
- 17th C
- ID Number
- TE.L6456
- catalog number
- L6456
- accession number
- 48717
- Object Name
- Lace
- lace, cravat
- Object Type
- lace
- Physical Description
- needle lace (overall production method/technique)
- linen (overall material)
- point plat de Venise (overall production method/technique)
- Measurements
- overall: 7 in x 15 in; 17.78 cm x 38.1 cm
- place made
- United Kingdom: England
- Italy: Venetan, Venice
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Textiles
- Clothing & Accessories
- Lace
- Textiles
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Needle Lace
- Linen
- Record ID
- nmah_620669
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-4da6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
