Mechlin Bobbin Lace Border Worn by Wife of Smithsonian Regent
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Mechlin bobbin lace border worn by Mrs. Richard Rush (Catherine Eliza Murray), wife of the Hon. Richard Rush of Pennsylvania (1780-1859), the first regent of the Smithsonian Institution, to whom was entrusted the transfer of the Smithsonian Bequest from England to the United States. The late 18th century lace is of fine quality.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Lace
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content: Textiles
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Mrs. John Biddle Porter (Mrs. Elizabeth Rush Porter), 1912
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.L7399
label: catalog number
content: L7399.000
label: accession number
content: 53799
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Lace
label: Object Type
content: lace
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: linen (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: bobbin lace, mechlin (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 104 in x 3 1/4 in; x 264.16 cm x 8.255 cm