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Lace
Flemish (Lille)
19th century
Object Place: Lille
Medium/Technique
Lace
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: .44 x .15
Credit Line
Arthur Mason Knapp Fund
Accession Number21.1865
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CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionThe design consists of a repetition of elaborately conventionalized flower and leaf forms, crudely drawn, on a ground of loosely twisted mesh, powdered with small rectangular spots; on the top is sewed a straight heading of bobbin lace and on part of the bottom is sewed a scalloped edge.
ProvenancePurchased from Miss Eliza M. Niblack.