thumbnail|Scarf in Chantilly lace - MoMu-collection, Antwerp (Detail)
thumbnail|Mitts in Chantilly lace - MoMu-collection, Antwerp
Chantilly lace is a handmade bobbin lace named after the city of Chantilly, France, in a tradition dating from the 17th century. though most Chantilly laces were made of silk. It has been produced from then until the present day. It became popular because of the duchesse's patronage and Chantilly's proximity to Paris When the French Revolution began in 1789, demand for the lace ceased. The lace-makers were seen as protégés of the royals, and after Mme du Barry and Marie Antoinette were guillotined in 1793, the lace-makers of Chantilly were themselves killed. and was revived again in the 1860s, at which point it was made at Bayeux as well as at Geraardsbergen, in what is nowadays Belgium.
References
External links
- Chantilly lace – Virtual Museum of Textile Arts