Argentella Needle Lace Border Fragment From Early 18th Century
date: label: date made
content: early 18th century
name: label: maker
content: unknown
notes: label: Description
content: This elaborate and delicate border fragment of Argentella needle lace from the early 18th century is made of fine linen thread. There is a great deal of raised work with picots added as embellishment.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: France
topic: label: Subject
content: Lace
label: Subject
content: Needle Lace
label: Subject
content: Linen
label: Subject
content: Adornment
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Clothing & Accessories
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content: Lace
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content: Textiles
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mr. Leon Orlowski, 1972
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T16272
label: catalog number
content: T16272
label: accession number
content: 300957
objectType: label: Object Name
content: lace
label: Object Name
content: lace, border, fragment
label: Object Type
content: lace
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: argentella (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: linen (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: needle lace, argentella (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 10 in x 3 in; 25.4 cm x 7.62 cm