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Maker:
unknown  Search this
Physical Description:
cotton (overall material)
bobbin lace, Mechlin (overall production method/technique)
Measurements:
overall: 5 in x 5 in; 12.7 cm x 12.7 cm
Object Name:
lace
medallion
war lace
Object Type:
lace
Place made:
Belgium
Depicting provincial shield:
Belgium: Flanders, Antwerp
Made during:
1914-1918
Description:
The coat-of-arms of the Belgian Province of Antwerp is the featured motif on this example of Mechlin bobbin lace. This piece was probably designed to be inserted into a larger item. It was made by Belgian lace makers during World War I. See a similar motif in TE*E383965.
Location:
Currently not on view
Web subject:
Lace  Search this
European History  Search this
Depicted:
coat-of-arms  Search this
Used:
Cotton  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 Mr. Leon Orlowski
ID Number:
TE.T16115A
Catalog number:
T16115A
Accession number:
297965
See more items in:
Home and Community Life: Textiles
Government, Politics, and Reform
War Laces
Lace
Textiles
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-62c6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_635187