Cap Trimming
1740s-1750s (made)
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Border of bobbin lace worked in linen thread. Design of curved bands overhung by pairs of bold formalised leaves. Wavy lower edge. There are two joins, one near each end. At one end a small piece of lace of a different though similar pattern - festoons alternating with sprays of flowers and leaves - has been added.
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Materials and techniques | Bobbin lace worked in linen thread |
Brief description | Border of bobbin lace, made in Valenciennes, 1740s-1750s |
Physical description | Border of bobbin lace worked in linen thread. Design of curved bands overhung by pairs of bold formalised leaves. Wavy lower edge. There are two joins, one near each end. At one end a small piece of lace of a different though similar pattern - festoons alternating with sprays of flowers and leaves - has been added. |
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Credit line | Bequeathed by L.C.Collier |
Object history | Registered File number 1962/3329 |
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Accession number | T.4-1963 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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