Border
1700-1780 (made)
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Border of fine needle lace grounded with Alençon mesh. The pattern is worked in plain tight buttonholing with details defined by lines of openings. The pattern is outlined with a raised edging, worked overlaid threads and decorated with picots along the lower edge and in some central areas. A variety of fine decorative meshes are used to ground the cartouches and larger motifs including the large-scale filling called 'Argentella'.
The damaged upper edge is attached to a 19th-century bobbin made heading, but the original edge is visible in one of two places on the back.
Repeating pattern of a large kidney-shaped cartouche containing a bunch of grapes, alternating with a smaller irregularly-shaped cartouche containing an upside-down urn. The remaining area is filled with swirling sprays of exotic fruit and leaves. The lower, gently scalloped, edge is defined by leaves, flower heads and scrolls.
Although technically a French lace, the exceptionally fine thread and the fillings suggest that the border was one of the pieces partly worked in Brussels.
The damaged upper edge is attached to a 19th-century bobbin made heading, but the original edge is visible in one of two places on the back.
Repeating pattern of a large kidney-shaped cartouche containing a bunch of grapes, alternating with a smaller irregularly-shaped cartouche containing an upside-down urn. The remaining area is filled with swirling sprays of exotic fruit and leaves. The lower, gently scalloped, edge is defined by leaves, flower heads and scrolls.
Although technically a French lace, the exceptionally fine thread and the fillings suggest that the border was one of the pieces partly worked in Brussels.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Needle lace |
| Brief description | Border of fine needle lace grounded with Alençon mesh, with Flemish Brussels additions, Belgium, 1700-1780 |
| Physical description | Border of fine needle lace grounded with Alençon mesh. The pattern is worked in plain tight buttonholing with details defined by lines of openings. The pattern is outlined with a raised edging, worked overlaid threads and decorated with picots along the lower edge and in some central areas. A variety of fine decorative meshes are used to ground the cartouches and larger motifs including the large-scale filling called 'Argentella'. The damaged upper edge is attached to a 19th-century bobbin made heading, but the original edge is visible in one of two places on the back. Repeating pattern of a large kidney-shaped cartouche containing a bunch of grapes, alternating with a smaller irregularly-shaped cartouche containing an upside-down urn. The remaining area is filled with swirling sprays of exotic fruit and leaves. The lower, gently scalloped, edge is defined by leaves, flower heads and scrolls. Although technically a French lace, the exceptionally fine thread and the fillings suggest that the border was one of the pieces partly worked in Brussels. |
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| Production | Flemish |
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| Accession number | T.148-1984 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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