Border
1750-1775 (made)
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Border of needle lace flounce of point d'Alençon decorated with an open design of curving plant forms rising diagonally from large rocaille motifs. A continuous edging of plant forms decorates the lower edge. The patterned areas are edged with button-hole stitch worked over a hair and are decorated with some fancy filling stitches. The réseau is a single-looped mesh, worked from side to side across the vertical width of the flounce.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Needle lace with button hole stitched edgings |
| Brief description | Border of needle lace, Alençon, France, 1750-1775 |
| Physical description | Border of needle lace flounce of point d'Alençon decorated with an open design of curving plant forms rising diagonally from large rocaille motifs. A continuous edging of plant forms decorates the lower edge. The patterned areas are edged with button-hole stitch worked over a hair and are decorated with some fancy filling stitches. The réseau is a single-looped mesh, worked from side to side across the vertical width of the flounce. |
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| Credit line | Given by Miss Elizabeth Longshaw |
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| Accession number | T.93-1970 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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