Creator(s): Unknown

Currently in storage

About this object

A white Valenciennes bobbin lace edging. The design is in the "rosary bead" pattern with a quatrefoil in the mesh. The pattern forms a scalloped edge at the bottom, while the attachment edge is straight.

Made from:

Cotton

Made in:

Unknown

Date made:

20th c.

Size:

2.5 × 393.7 cm (1 × 155 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

45.490

Class:

Lace

Signature marks:

tags A metal tag is attached at both ends of the edging. Imprinted it reads on one side DENTELLE, and on the other side VERITABLE. Attached to the edging at both ends.

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973