Dress front

CultureFrench

Dateca. 1730-1749

MediumLinen

DimensionsOverall: 36 x 28 1/2 inches (91.44 x 72.39 cm)

Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust

Object number32-22/13 B

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Collections

Architecture, Design and Decorative Arts

Terms

DescriptionNeedlelace of the Alençon/Argentan type. Very high quality lace, with a wide range of elaborate fillings and fine smooth buttonholing, relieved by openings and raised outlines. Most of the hexagonal mesh ground with picot decoration is original.

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