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Flounce

ca. 1700 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Flounce of bobbin lace worked in linen thread.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Bobbin lace worked in linen thread
Brief description
Flounce of bobbin lace worked in linen thread, Brussels, ca. 1700
Physical description
Flounce of bobbin lace worked in linen thread.
Dimensions
  • Length: 2200mm
  • Width: 330mm
Credit line
Given by Margaret Simeon
Object history
Registered File number 1992/524.

This flounce, which contains the arms of the Hapsburg family, may have been commissioned to celebrate a birth, but in each repeat of the pattern the cradle under the canopy has been altered with a flower motif applied in place of the baby. The shield under each left hand angel, surmounted by an Electoral Bonnet signifying a member of one of the German Electoral families, has similary been replaced.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
T.157-1992

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Record createdFebruary 14, 2007
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