Creator(s): Unknown

Currently in storage

About this object

Ecru bertha collar in bobbin lace with tape motifs with coarse needle ground. Sometimes called "Old Flanders" by merchants; 1968 appraisal says "20th c. Milanese" lace -- both names were used.

Made in:

Belgium

Date made:

Late 19th c.-Early 20th c.

Size:

7 1/2 × 102 in. (19.1 cm, 259.1Carats)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

45.310

Signature marks:

tag #4 attached to collar handwritten paper tag label $150 / Duchess in corner paper label stitched to object; "Duchess" is crossed out Container Mme. Helen G. Albert/Laces and Linens/760 MADISON AVENUE/NEW YORK 21, N.Y. On box lid This item along with 7 others was found in this box

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973