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Silk Scarf

Bobbin lace and embroidery silk scarf with gold thread. “Port d’Espagne” Flemish lace, Bruges possibly. Elegant in concept and texture. Several items from different centuries have been sewn together 1910-1920.

Object number: 1976.9.1

Dimensions: 44” x 17”

Estimated age of oldest part: circa 1700



What visitors say

Thank you so much for leading us on a guided tour of the Joel Lane House! I had no idea that the kitchen was separate from the main house, and how different the two are. I had always assumed that the most dangerous job for a slave was in the fields, but your expertise showed me that the kitchen (because of the heat and potential for fire) was actually the most dangerous for a slave woman…

Maggie