Altar flounce
CultureFrench
Datelate 19th century
MediumCotton
DimensionsOverall: 29 1/2 × 61 inches (74.93 × 154.94 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number33-131
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DescriptionBobbin-made straight lace. The flounce was made in seven (or more) horizontal strips and invisibly joined. It has a twist-net ground and a pattern worked in whale and half stitch with outlining threads, decorative meshes and openings. The right-hand end is starting edge. Bars of wheat alternate with the displayed host above a chalice with compartments separated by columns topped with a cross and surrounded by cherubs.
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