Early 18th Century Lappets in Point D'Angleterre Bobbin Lace
date: label: date made
content: 1720-1730
label: Associated Date
content: 1720 - 1730
name: label: maker
content: unknown
notes: label: Description
content: This exquisite set of lappets was probably made during the first quarter of the 18th century in Flanders. The beautiful design of flower vases with floral swags is executed in Flemish Point d'Angleterre bobbin lace with droschel ground in fine linen thread showing excellent workmanship. The lappets gradually increase in width from four inches at the rounded ends to five inches at the joined center.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Flanders
label: where made
content: Flanders
topic: label: general subject association
content: Adornment
label: general subject association
content: Costume
label: general subject association
content: Lace
label: general subject association
content: Lace Making
label: used
content: Linen
label: technique
content: Bobbin Lace
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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 Mrs. William Phelps Eno (Alice Rathbone Eno,1866-1911) through Mrs. J.W. Pinchot, 1913 (sister-in-law)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.E277886
label: accession number
content: 55521
label: catalog number
content: E277886
objectType: label: Object Name
content: lace
label: Object Name
content: lace, lappet
label: Object Type
content: lace
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: linen (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: bobbin lace (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: Point d'Angleterre (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 46 in x 4 in; 116.84 cm x 10.16 cm
label: Measurements
content: center: 46 in x 5 in; 116.84 cm x 12.7 cm