Creator(s): Unknown
Currently in storage
About this object
An ecru edging of Valenciennes bobbin lace. There are also three smaller scraps of this same edging. Of the largest (45.420.1) 3 1/2 inches of the edging at the top is in a scrolling pattern of stems and roses. Beneath this is a design strip of diamond lozenges. Within the large diamonds is a flower. The border has sprays os leaves at an irregular edge. MLK suggests this may have been used on a nightgown or slip.
- Made from:
- Cotton
- Made in:
- Unknown
- Date made:
- 19th c.-20th c.
- Size:
- 15.9 × 15.9 × 17.8 cm (6 1/4 × 6 1/4 × 7 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 45.420.1-4
- Class:
- Lace
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973