Cap Back in Point de Venise de Reseau Needle Lace

Object Details

date made
1700-1710
date repaired
1875-1925
maker
unknown
Description
This cap crown is of Point de Venise de Reseau needle lace. The ground has been restored and the fine quality needlepoint motifs are now applied on machine made net. The lace dates originally from the early 18th century, and was remodelled in the late 19th to early 20th century. It compliments a matching lappet TE.L7693 and and border TE.L7694.
Location
Currently not on view
place made
Italy
Subject
Adornment
Costume
Linen
Cotton
Needle Lace
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Credit Line
Gift of Miss Annie-May Hegeman, 1915
Data Source
National Museum of American History
ID Number
TE.L7695
catalog number
L7695
accession number
58000
Object Name
lace
lace, cap crown
Object Type
lace
Physical Description
linen (overall motifs material)
needle lace (overall motifs production method/technique)
cotton (overall net ground material)
machine made (overall net ground production method/technique)
Measurements
overall: 38 in x 3 1/2 in; 96.52 cm x 8.89 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-6584-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Record ID
nmah_620342