Flounce Made for Louise Marie in Point d'Angleterre on Droschel
date: label: date made
content: ca 1830
name: label: maker
content: unknown
notes: label: Description
content: This flounce features alternating cartouches with the monogram LM for Louise Marie under the royal crown and a torch, symbolizing love. The Grand Collar represents the Order of Leopold with face-to-face monograms: “LR" for Leopold Rex, King of Belgium (1831-1865). The royal crown and the lion is draped through the flounce. Point d'Angleterre bobbin lace with needle lace fillings are appliquéd to handmade Droschel ground. This is one of a set of three flounces made by the Belgian lace industries for Louise Marie d'Orléans (1812-1850) and possibly given to her for her wedding to King Leopold I of Belgium in 1832.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: made at
content: Belgium
topic: label: general subject association
content: Adornment
label: general subject association
content: Lace
label: general subject association
content: Costume
label: used
content: Linen
label: used
content: Bobbin Lace
label: used
content: Needle 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. Marjorie M. Post (May), 1964
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T13490C
label: catalog number
content: T13490C
label: accession number
content: 254382
label: accession number
content: 254382
objectType: label: Object Name
content: lace
label: Object Name
content: lace, flounce
label: Object Type
content: lace
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: linen (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: bobbin and needle lace (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 144 in x 12 in; 365.76 cm x 30.48 cm
label: Measurements
content: pattern repeat: 28 1/2 in; 72.39 cm