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Set of Lace Borders

ca. 1730 to ca. 1750 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown (maker)
Place of origin
France (made)
Belgium (made)

Sleeve ruffles and dress trimmings made of French needle-lace, possibly with Flemish fillings.


Object details

Categories
Lace
Fashion
Europeana Fashion Project
Object type
Set of lace borders
Parts
This object consists of 5 parts.

  • Border
  • Border
  • Border
  • Border
  • Border
Materials and techniques
needle lace
Needle-Point (Lace)
Needle Lace
Brief description
Set of needle lace borders, 1730-1750s, French or Flemish?
Physical description
Sleeve ruffles and dress trimmings made of French needle-lace, possibly with Flemish fillings.
Dimensions
  • Length: 1890mm
  • Width: 72mm
  • Part a length: 490mm
  • Part a width: 56mm
  • Part b length: 520mm
  • Part b width: 86mm
  • Part c length: 390mm
  • Part c width: 96mm
  • Part d length: 360mm
  • Part d width: 100mm
Credit line
Bequeathed by Lady Ludlow
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.39, A to D-1949

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Record createdApril 16, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O224896/set-of-lace-unknown/
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