Not currently on display at the V&A

Border

1850-1899 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Brittany (made)

Bobbin lace with horizontal band formed by a wavy ribbon with a continuous slender stem of flowers below. The edge is slightly scalloped, and the ground is of hexagonal twisted mesh. Made of two pieces joined together.


Object details

Category
Lace
Object type
Border
Materials and techniques
Bobbin lace making
Bobbin Lace Making
Brief description
Bobbin lace; Brittany; second half of 19th century.
Physical description
Bobbin lace with horizontal band formed by a wavy ribbon with a continuous slender stem of flowers below. The edge is slightly scalloped, and the ground is of hexagonal twisted mesh. Made of two pieces joined together.
Dimensions
  • Length: 8.75in
  • Depth: 1.375in
  • Length: 215mm
  • Width: 32mm
Credit line
Given by Mrs S. Adkins Cassell
Object history
Registered File no. 11988/1929 and 12159/1929.
Subject depicted
Flowers
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.198-1929

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O289427/border-unknown/
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