Spanish Mantilla or Fall Cap in Blonde Bobbin Lace
date: label: date made
content: 1840-1870
label: Associated Date
content: 1840-1870
name: label: Associated Name
content: Pinchot, Mary Eno
label: maker
content: unknown
notes: label: Description
content: This mantilla or fall cap was made in silk in the Spanish Blonde bobbin lace technique during the mid-19th century. The large floral sprays consist of linen stitch motifs outlined with a heavier gimp thread. The honeycomb fillings and the point ground mesh are made with finer silk threads. The shape cover the head and lets the long streamers adorn the dress worn. The mantilla is very fragile.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Spain
topic: label: Subject
content: Adornment
label: Subject
content: Bobbin Lace
label: Subject
content: Silk
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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: Mrs. James W. Pinchot, 1908
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.L6464
label: accession number
content: 48717
label: catalog number
content: L6464
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Lace
label: Object Name
content: lace, fall cap, mantilla
label: Object Type
content: lace
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silk (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: bobbin lace (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall at center: 162 in x 34 in; 411.48 cm x 86.36 cm