Border
1750-1775 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Border trimming of bobbin lace. Narrow length of Mechlin lace with a Fond de glace ground, cloth work pattern outlined with gimp and with open fillings of the honeycomb type. The lace was designed to be joined along one end to form a continuous motif across the join. The outer slightly scalloped edge is bordered by a line of linked ovals.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Bobbin lace |
| Brief description | Border trimming of Mechlin bobbin lace, Mechelen, 1750-1775 |
| Physical description | Border trimming of bobbin lace. Narrow length of Mechlin lace with a Fond de glace ground, cloth work pattern outlined with gimp and with open fillings of the honeycomb type. The lace was designed to be joined along one end to form a continuous motif across the join. The outer slightly scalloped edge is bordered by a line of linked ovals. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Miss A. C. Innes |
| Production | Flemish |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.316-1972 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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