Pair of lappets
CultureEnglish
Datelate 19th century
MediumCotton
DimensionsOverall: 6 3/8 × 40 1/4 inches (16.19 × 102.24 cm)
Credit LineGift of Virginia George
Object number37-29/2
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DescriptionBobbin-made straight lace of the Bedfordshire Maltese style. Whole stitch ornamented with raised weat-ears; plaited bars decorated with picots. Pair of lappets made as a single unit. Straight center section and spade-shaped ends. Decorated with round flower heads and, in the ends, with delicate branching plants.Provenance
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