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1855-1865 (made)
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Dress trimming border of blond silk bobbin lace with small white flowers stamped out on woven fabric, possibly cotton. The lace has been worked as a very open mesh with some outlining in gimp thread. One edge is straight and the other scalloped. The fabric flowers have been sewn alternately to the points and the centres of the scallops.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Bobbin lace worked in silk thread |
| Brief description | Dress trimming border of silk bobbin lace, possibly made in Caen or Bayeux, 1855-1865 |
| Physical description | Dress trimming border of blond silk bobbin lace with small white flowers stamped out on woven fabric, possibly cotton. The lace has been worked as a very open mesh with some outlining in gimp thread. One edge is straight and the other scalloped. The fabric flowers have been sewn alternately to the points and the centres of the scallops. |
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| Credit line | Given anonymously |
| Object history | Registered File number 1991/1961. |
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| Accession number | T.180-1991 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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