"Noyacan" lace border sample; L. Noyon & Cie.; France, 1977?
date: label: date made
content: 1977
name: label: maker
content: L. Noyon et Cie.
notes: label: Description
content: "Noyacan" lace border sample; L. Noyon & Cie.; France, 1977? Synthetic fiber; machine-made woven lace; not stretchy; narrow (6 5/8" wide) border. Said to be for use for women's undergarment trimming. Floral border design of two offset rows of flower heads connected by scroll and leaf motif across the top and a leafy swag across the bottom, with a wide open weave header giving a horizontal pinstripe effect. Flat across the top, the bottom edge has a chisel shape scallop.
label: Description
content: L. Noyons et Cie was founded in 1919 by Lucien Noyon, himself the successor of Gustave Noyon and heir to a long line of lace-makers, manufacturers and mechanics, since the 1990s called the Noyon Group.
label: Description
content: Submitted by L. Noyons et Cie to the Library of Congress for copyright, date unclear but possibly at the time of the other pieces submitted: July 18 1977.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: France
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Lace
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content: Textiles
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1988.0255.71
label: catalog number
content: 1988.0255.71
label: accession number
content: 1988.0255
objectType: label: Object Name
content: lace border, sample
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: synthetic fiber (not identified) (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: machine lace (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 37 1/2 in x 6 5/8 in; 95.25 cm x 16.8275 cm