In 1907 Mrs. James W. Pinchot proposed to assemble a collection of arts and crafts for the Smithsonian Institution. To start this endeavor, Mrs. Pinchot and her collector friends loaned or donated ...

Lace

On a recent visit to Bruges I enjoyed visiting the traditional lace shops selling a wide array of handkerchiefs, collars, ...
The laces made in Belgium during World War I are an important part of the lace holdings of the Division of Home and Community Life’s Textile Collection in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American ...