Dress drape or Bertha collar
CultureFrench
Dateca. 1730s
MediumLinen
DimensionsOverall: 9 3/4 × 42 5/8 inches (24.77 × 108.28 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number32-22/12
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DescriptionHigh-quality needlelace of the Alençon/Argentan type. Smooth fine buttonholing with raised outlines and decorative openings. Substantial areas of the design are filled with decorative mesh. The ground was originally hexagonal, either whipped or buttonholed.
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