Bodice Trimming
1750s-1760s (made)
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Border of bobbin lace with an open rococo design of a wavy line composed of formalised leaves and flowers intertwining with a line of scrolls and curves to form a series of compartments. The latter contains, alternately, a spray of three loved leaves and a sprig of three trefoils, and various open work fillings are used to complete the design.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Bobbin lace worked in linen thread |
| Brief description | Border of bobbin lace, made in Mechelen, 1750s-1760s |
| Physical description | Border of bobbin lace with an open rococo design of a wavy line composed of formalised leaves and flowers intertwining with a line of scrolls and curves to form a series of compartments. The latter contains, alternately, a spray of three loved leaves and a sprig of three trefoils, and various open work fillings are used to complete the design. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by L. C. Collier |
| Object history | Registered File number 1962/3329 |
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| Bibliographic reference | Four Hundred Years of Fashion, V&A, 1984, cat. 8
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| Accession number | T.5-1963 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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