Table Mat With English Scene
date: label: made during
content: 1914-1918
name: label: depicted (sitter)
content: George V King of the United Kingdom
label: maker
content: unknown
notes: label: Description
content: This needle lace table mat commemorates the coronation of King George V in 1911. The four women represent Fortitude, Wisdom, Justice, and Peace, represented by the lance, helmet, sword, and shield. The artist was Bernard Partridge, who published the cartoon in Punch Magazine in 1911. The shields of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales are inserted in the corners of the mat. The center and the shields are made in the Point de Gaze technique. This beautiful needle lace was probably made by Belgian lace makers during World War I in gratitude for British help.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Belgium
label: depicted
content: United Kingdom: England
label: depicted
content: United Kingdom: Scotland
label: depicted
content: British Isles: Ireland
label: depicted
content: United Kingdom: Galles
topic: label: Subject
content: Cotton
label: Subject
content: Lace
label: Subject
content: Needle Lace
label: Subject
content: World War I
label: related event
content: Coronation of King George V and Queen Mary
label: related event
content: World War I
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Cultures & Communities
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content: War Laces
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content: Lace
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content: Textiles
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content: Domestic Furnishings
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mrs. Philip D. Armour
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T13776
label: catalog number
content: T13776
label: accession number
content: 264477
objectType: label: Object Name
content: lace
label: Object Name
content: war lace
label: Object Name
content: lace, war lace
label: Object Type
content: lace
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: cotton (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: needle lace (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 22 in x 17 1/2 in; 55.88 cm x 44.45 cm