Silhouette lace picture

Made:
1900 in France
Silhouette lace picture Silhouette lace picture

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Silhouette lace picture
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Silhouette lace picture
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Silhouette lace picture, balloon motif with steam locomotive below, 1900. Cotton lace; xxxcm. This panel of machine-made lace was produced for the Exposition universelle, Paris, 1900. It shows symbols of modern progress - the railway locomotive, the electric telegraph, electric lights, and a balloon. Design variously attributed to lace manufacturers of Nottingham and Calais. Framed.

Details

Category:
Art
Object Number:
1989-126
Materials:
cotton lace
Measurements:
Object: 440 mm x 380 mm
Framed: 650 mm x 580 mm
type:
silhouette and textile