Border
1880-1899 (made)
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Border of flat needle lace worked mainly in buttonhole stitch but with some details in fine, looped mesh decorated with tiny raised roundels. Linked by buttonholed bars, decorated with roundels and in places worked double or with a secondary, finer mesh work to form decorative fillings.
Repeating pattern of upright sprigs and flower head roundels from which branching, flowery stems develop symmetrically on either side.
The upper edge is straight and has been attached to a bobbin made heading. The lower edge is slightly scalloped.
Repeating pattern of upright sprigs and flower head roundels from which branching, flowery stems develop symmetrically on either side.
The upper edge is straight and has been attached to a bobbin made heading. The lower edge is slightly scalloped.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Needle lace |
| Brief description | Border of needle lace, made by Presentation Convent, Youghal, Ireland, 1880-1899 |
| Physical description | Border of flat needle lace worked mainly in buttonhole stitch but with some details in fine, looped mesh decorated with tiny raised roundels. Linked by buttonholed bars, decorated with roundels and in places worked double or with a secondary, finer mesh work to form decorative fillings. Repeating pattern of upright sprigs and flower head roundels from which branching, flowery stems develop symmetrically on either side. The upper edge is straight and has been attached to a bobbin made heading. The lower edge is slightly scalloped. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Dr Elizabeth Lepper |
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| Accession number | T.712-1972 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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