Napoleonic Bees Needle Lace Collar
date: label: date made
content: 1805-1810
name: label: commissioner
content: Napoleon I Emperor of France
label: maker
content: unknown
notes: label: Description
content: Napoleonic bees decorate this Alençon needlelace collar. The bee motifs are applied to the background net, motifs of laurel wreaths adorn the outside edge. It was pieced together to make collar, probably during the third quarter of the 19th century. The collar matches the pattern on the bed set Napoleon ordered for his firstborn. The background mesh is mostly wrapped Argentan brides tortillées.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: France
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
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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 Miss Annie-May Hegeman, 1915
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.L7689
label: catalog number
content: L7689
label: accession number
content: 58000
objectType: label: Object Name
content: lace
label: Object Name
content: lace, collar
label: Object Type
content: lace
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: linen (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: needle lace, Alençon (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall, inside edge: 25 in x 6 in; 63.5 cm x 15.24 cm