Notion, Lace

Name/Title

Notion, Lace

Entry/Object ID

G2004.133

Description

"About 2 yards of Spanish or blonde hand made lace made of now-ivory silk. 7-8” deep edging or flounce with scalloped heading of wreaths surmounted by fronds nodding to one side, and scattering of small fronds in field.Karen Augusta:Cream silk handmade bobbin lace, the simple reseau and toile made as one piece. By the mid 1830s the designs motifs became larger than those from earlier decades. Blonde lace was made in France, Spain and England."

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection, Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1820 - 1840

Notes

User Age: Adult Gender: Female

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

American

Lexicon

Search Terms

Lace, handmade, Spanish, blonde, silk, wreaths, fronds, bobbin lace

Relationships

Related Places

Place

State/Province

Massachusetts

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America