Border
1883 (made)
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Border of machine made lace. The flowers and floral scrolls are outklined by a thicker thread, and the background is composed of two dfifferent kinds of mesh. The lower border is scalloped and composed of formal flowers. On every alternate flower is a dancing figure. In between are leafy scrolls enclosing figures playing on pipes.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Machine made lace |
| Brief description | Border of machine made lace, French, 1870-99. |
| Physical description | Border of machine made lace. The flowers and floral scrolls are outklined by a thicker thread, and the background is composed of two dfifferent kinds of mesh. The lower border is scalloped and composed of formal flowers. On every alternate flower is a dancing figure. In between are leafy scrolls enclosing figures playing on pipes. |
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| Credit line | Given by an anonymous donor. |
| Object history | Registered File number 1963/479 |
| Historical context | The lace is of a type known as 'dentelle fantaisie coton'. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Henon, Henri : L'Industrie des Tulles et Dentelles - Méchaniques dans le Pas-de-Calais, 1815-1900 Paris, 1900, 277p., ill. |
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| Accession number | T.46-1963 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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