Band
date: label: Date
content: mid- 18th century
name: label: Collector
content: William A. Clark, (American, 1839–1925)
notes: label: Description
content: Deep band of lace with hexagonal Argentan ground has baskets with thin leafy branches, meandering ribbon garland and floral sprigs. Baskets and floral motifs are made of tightly packed buttonhole stitches with raised buttonholed borders. Branches and baskets are decorated with picots. Meandering ribbon has smaller Alençon mesh ground. Top and bottom edges have a floral sprig border.
place: label: made in
content: France
setName: label: See more items in
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Textiles Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift from the Trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art, William A. Clark Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 2018-50-14
objectType: label: Type
content: lace
label: Type
content: Band
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Medium: linen Technique: needle lace
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 27 × 414 cm (10 5/8 in. × 13 ft. 7 in.)