Border
1620-1640 (made)
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Border of bobbin made tape lace. The pattern is formed by a long, continuous bobbin woven tape linked at intervals by wheat ears and by plaited bars. In every alternate scallop part of the tape is patterned with simple openings and part is patterned with an additional outer edging.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Bobbin-made tape lace |
| Brief description | Border of bobbin lace, probably made in Genoa, Italy, 1620-1640. |
| Physical description | Border of bobbin made tape lace. The pattern is formed by a long, continuous bobbin woven tape linked at intervals by wheat ears and by plaited bars. In every alternate scallop part of the tape is patterned with simple openings and part is patterned with an additional outer edging. |
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| Credit line | Given by Dame Harriette Chick |
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| Accession number | T.97-1973 |
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| Record created | January 27, 2004 |
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