Sample book of Machine made lace; J. Gaillard, France; late 19th C.
date: label: date made
content: 1850-1899
label: date made
content: 1850-1900
notes: label: Description
content: A sample book of machine-made lace, French, 2nd half 19th century. From: J. Gaillard, Pere et Fils. Saint-Pierre-lez-Calais, France. Blue cloth covered volume, 19.25” L x 12” W x ¾” D; Embossed gold lettering and border on front cover. Interior of 26 blue paper leaves with pasted in samples of machine-made lace in various styles, sizes, mostly black or white. More than one sample per page; each paper leaf has samples on both sides. Each sample has a small paper tag in the upper right corner with a style number and price per yard. Exquisite examples of Leavers-machine made lace trimmings for apparel and furnishing uses. The U.S. Leavers lace industry grew after the tariff on imported Leavers machines was removed for several months by the Payne-Aldrich Tariff of 1909.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: France: Hauts-de-France, Calais
label: place made
content: France: Hauts-de-France, Calais
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Clothing & Accessories
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content: Industry & Manufacturing
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content: Lace
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content: Textiles
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Carol Watson
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2015.0324.01
label: accession number
content: 2015.0324
label: catalog number
content: 2015.0324.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: lace, sample book
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: machine made lace (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 19 1/4 in x 12 in x 1 in; 48.895 cm x 30.48 cm x 2.54 cm