Maker:

unknown  Search this

Physical Description:

cotton (lace material)

linen (woven strips material)

lace, bobbin lace, Point de Paris (overall production method/technique)

hemstitching, pulled thread (overall production method/technique)

Measurements:

overall: 31 in x 31 in; 78.74 cm x 78.74 cm

Object Name:

lace

decorative panel

war lace

Object Type:

lace

Depicted:

Belgium

Russia

France

United Kingdom: England

Provincial seal depicted:

Belgium: Flanders, Limburg

Belgium: Flanders, West Flanders

Belgium: Wallonia, Namur

Belgium: Flanders, Antwerp

Belgium: Brabant

Belgium: Wallonia, Liège

Belgium: Flanders, East Flanders

Belgium: Wallonia, Hainaut, Province de

Belgium: Wallonia, Luxembourg

Made during:

1914-1919

Description:

This square table cover has shields of the nine Belgian provinces in the center and a border of animals representing four of the initial Allied powers: Bear (Russia), Lion (Belgium), Rooster (France), and Unicorn (Great Britain). The motifs were executed in Point de Paris bobbin lace and pulled thread embroidery by Belgian lace makers during World War I.

Location:

Currently not on view

Web subject:

Lace  Search this

European History  Search this

Depicted:

coat-of-arms  Search this

Used:

Cotton  Search this

Linen  Search this

Related event:

World War I  Search this

Related Publication:

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

Credit Line:

Gift of Vicomtesse de Beughem

ID Number:

TE.E383965

Catalog number:

E383965

Accession number:

172208

See more items in:

Home and Community Life: Textiles

Government, Politics, and Reform

War Laces

Lace

Textiles

Domestic Furnishings

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-dcb2-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_624335