Not currently on display at the V&A

Border

1740-1750 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Border of bobbin lace. It shows baskets of fruit and flowers, tilting alternatively to left and right, placed one above the other. They are arranged to form a horizontal pattern linked by curving lines of leaves and decoratively filled cartouches.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Bobbin lace
Brief description
Border of bobbin lace, Honiton, England, 1740-1750
Physical description
Border of bobbin lace. It shows baskets of fruit and flowers, tilting alternatively to left and right, placed one above the other. They are arranged to form a horizontal pattern linked by curving lines of leaves and decoratively filled cartouches.
Dimensions
  • Length: 4500mm
  • Width: 90mm
Credit line
Bequeathed by Miss Helena Wallis.
Collection
Accession number
T.118B-1976

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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