Flounce
1850-1870 (made)
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Flounce of black silk bobbin lace. Deep flounce for a crinoline dress worked almost entirely in wheatears with a thin outline pattern worked in cloth stitch with some areas of square and twist-net filling. Scalloped lower edge with a leaf-edged circle containing a Maltese cross within each scallop. The main part of the flounce is divided horizontally by serpentine lines with large leaf-shapes and stylised flowerheads in-between. Small Maltese crosses are incorporated in the top-most row of leaves.
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Materials and techniques | Silk bobbin lace |
Brief description | Silk bobbin lace flounce, Malta, 1850-1870 |
Physical description | Flounce of black silk bobbin lace. Deep flounce for a crinoline dress worked almost entirely in wheatears with a thin outline pattern worked in cloth stitch with some areas of square and twist-net filling. Scalloped lower edge with a leaf-edged circle containing a Maltese cross within each scallop. The main part of the flounce is divided horizontally by serpentine lines with large leaf-shapes and stylised flowerheads in-between. Small Maltese crosses are incorporated in the top-most row of leaves. |
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Credit line | Given by Mr J. Badcock |
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Accession number | T.59-1983 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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