Ipswich Black Silk Bobbin Lace Border
date: label: date made
content: 1770-1810
name: label: maker
content: unknown
notes: label: Description
content: This black silk bobbin lace was made in Ipswich, Massachusetts, around 1790. The thread is 2-ply, S-twist black silk. The ground is kat stitch, which is also known as Paris ground. Point ground, Cross, twist, twist, twist, is used only as a filling.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Massachusetts, Ipswich
label: Associated Place
content: United States: Massachusetts, Ipswich
topic: label: Subject
content: Silk
label: Subject
content: Lace
label: Subject
content: Lace Making
label: Subject
content: Adornment
label: Subject
content: Bobbin 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: Bequest of the Misses Long
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.H39069
label: catalog number
content: H39069
label: accession number
content: 113420
objectType: label: Object Name
content: lace
label: Object Name
content: lace, border
label: Object Type
content: lace
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silk (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: black (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: bobbin lace (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 85 in x 4 1/2 in; 215.9 cm x 11.43 cm