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Lace Edging

1700s

France, Valenciennes or Flanders

Medium
Linen: bobbin lace (Valenciennes)
Measurements
Average: 4.5 x 36.9 cm (1 3/4 x 14 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
The Frances McIntosh Sherwin Collection 1936.308
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A horizontally long strip of off-white linen bobbin lace is woven with repeating floral motifs against a fine mesh ground. Scrolling leaves and five-petaled flowers are worked in solid thread, contrasting with the open, net-like background. A scalloped border runs along the bottom edge. Scattered brownish stains mark the fabric, which terminates in irregular, fragmented ends on either side.

Lace Edging

1700s

France, Valenciennes or Flanders

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