Lappet
mid 19th century (made)
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Pair of lappets of bibila needle lace on white silk striped gauze. With flower sprays of raised and surface bibila work at each end. With a border of a strip of flowers and leaves in continuous bibila work. Colours of purple, green, red, pink, blue and orange. The ends of the lappets are round.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Bibila needle lace, silk gauze |
| Brief description | Pair of lappets of bibila needle lace on silk striped gauze, Greece, mid 19th century |
| Physical description | Pair of lappets of bibila needle lace on white silk striped gauze. With flower sprays of raised and surface bibila work at each end. With a border of a strip of flowers and leaves in continuous bibila work. Colours of purple, green, red, pink, blue and orange. The ends of the lappets are round. |
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| Credit line | Given by Madame Georges Rodocanachi |
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| Bibliographic reference | de Chaves, Lila, Greek lace in the Victoria & Albert Museum / introduction by Despina Koutsika. Athens : Indiktos, 1999. 236 p. : ill. ISBN 9605180529. |
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| Accession number | T.228-1953 |
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| Record created | December 16, 2003 |
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