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Bobbin lace, Potten Kant
Flemish (Antwerp)
19th century
Object Place: Antwerp, Netherlands
Medium/Technique
Lace
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: .46 x .115
Credit Line
Arthur Mason Knapp Fund
Accession Number21.1851
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionThe design consists of an alternation of pots from which grow flowers and double branches with a single flower at each end, birds are perched on the branches; the drawing is archaic and angular; the ground is a close heavy mesh called "Fond Chant", "Fond Double", etc.
ProvenancePurchased from Miss Eliza M. Niblack.