Flounce
ca. 1890 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Flounce of embroidered net lace from a wedding dress. Silk net with cotton machine embroidery in imitation of needle-run net. The design is composed of vertical stripes of joined feathery scrolls containing little rosettes alternating with stripes of sprays of roses and leaves united by incomplete lozenge shapes. The lower edge is scalloped, and with additional leafy scroll decoration.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Machine-embroidered silk net lace in cotton |
| Brief description | Flounce of machine-embroidered silk net lace in cotton, possibly made in Switzerland or Germany, ca. 1890 |
| Physical description | Flounce of embroidered net lace from a wedding dress. Silk net with cotton machine embroidery in imitation of needle-run net. The design is composed of vertical stripes of joined feathery scrolls containing little rosettes alternating with stripes of sprays of roses and leaves united by incomplete lozenge shapes. The lower edge is scalloped, and with additional leafy scroll decoration. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs R. Rubens |
| Object history | Worn by the donor's mother on her wedding dress in 1890 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.157-1964 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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