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Collar and Cuff

1880s (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Collar and a pair of cuffs of Duchess bobbin lace worked in cotton thread. Part lace technique worked in cloth and half stitch with cordonne and bundles of thread for the outlines and a few raised woven veins in the centre of some leaves, linked by plaited bars with some spider fillings.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 3 parts.

  • Collar (Neckwear)
  • Cuff
  • Cuff
Materials and techniques
Bobbin lace worked in cotton thread
Brief description
Collar and a pair of cuffs of Duchess bobbin lace worked in cotton thread, made in Belgium, 1880s.
Physical description
Collar and a pair of cuffs of Duchess bobbin lace worked in cotton thread. Part lace technique worked in cloth and half stitch with cordonne and bundles of thread for the outlines and a few raised woven veins in the centre of some leaves, linked by plaited bars with some spider fillings.
Dimensions
  • T.4 1989 length: 582mm
  • T.4 1989 width: 95mm
  • T.4 a 1989 length: 295mm
  • T.4 a 1989 width: 114mm
  • T.4 b 1989 length: 295mm
  • T.4 b 1989 width: 112mm
Credit line
Bequeathed by Lady Jane Cory
Object history
Registered File number 1951/1519 (see also 47/393).
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
T.4 to B-1989

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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