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CultureBelgian
Dateca. 1850-1899
MediumCotton
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/4 × 56 inches (8.26 × 142.24 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Clara B. Watts
Object number54-18/9
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DescriptionNeedle lace of the point de gaze type. Some use of shading in the flower heads, using spaced and close buttonholing. Some decorative fillings but no three-dimensional details. Attached to a bobbin-made heading. Original starting edge on left-hand side. Shallow scallops with solid flower heads along the edge and delicate garlands of flowers in the mesh-grounded area above.
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