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Lace Edging

1700s

Belgium, Brussels

Medium
Linen: bobbin lace (Point d'Angleterre)
Measurements
Average: 40.7 x 328.9 cm (16 x 129 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
The Frances McIntosh Sherwin Collection 1936.79
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A horizontally long off-white linen lace band is worked primarily with dense, repeating floral patterns where curving leaves sprout from central motifs. Large teardrop shapes, filled with delicate mesh-like details, repeat at regular intervals across the cloth. This intricate pattern is broken at the bottom edge by a series of small, rounded scallops. Fine threads create a complex structure of solid forms and translucent open spaces throughout the entire length.

Lace Edging

1700s

Belgium, Brussels

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