Lace pillow

Object/Artifact

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BLUE: The TATTER Textile Library

Name/Title

Lace pillow

Entry/Object ID

2025.9.47

Description

Lace pillow with wood frame, leather covered spool, and pad covered with dark red silk velvet trimmed with red silk braid and metal hardware; pad probably stuffed with wool or cotton wadding. Silver tone metal pins inserted into spool, with fragments of linen lace partially complete. Finished lace sample pinned to pad.

Category

Tools, Lace

Acquisition

Accession

2025.9

Source or Donor

Brooklyn Museum

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown maker

Time Period

18th Century, 19th Century

Place

Country

Belgium

Continent

Europe

Notes

Lace sample ca. 1790, pillow ca. 18th-19th century (source: Brooklyn Museum)

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

bobbin lace, lace pillows

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

7 × 13 3/8 × 15 3/4 in. (17.8 × 34 × 40 cm)

Parts

Count

2

Parts

Lace Pillow and Lace Sample (pinned to pillow)

Materials

Material

Silk, Wood, Likely Cotton, Leather, Metal, Linen, Likely wool

Material Notes

Silk, wood, wool of cotton, leather, metal, linen

Color

Red

Location

Box

Box 1 (Brooklyn Museum Collection)

Cabinet

Object Cabinet

Room

Studio