Bolero of black bobbin lace with fences and bouquets, Bolero of black bobbin lace: Chantilly lace. The pattern has a fence along the front opening and underside between a contiguous flower garland and a more open field with bouquets on both front and back, the latter only between sprinkled pouches. A simplified fence along the armholes. The motifs are connected by a lattice ground with single lattice. The designs are made in net stroke and one type of decorative soil is used, thicker contour threads run around the designs., anonymous, Geraardsbergen (possibly), c. 1860 - c. 1870, silk, bobbin lace, h 51 cm × w 62 cm
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Bolero, black bobbin lace, fences, bouquets, Chantilly lace, pattern, fence, front opening, underside, contiguous flower garland, open field, front, back, latter, sprinkled pouches, simplified fence, armholes, motifs, connected, lattice ground, single lattice, designs, net stroke, type, decorative soil, thicker contour threads run, Geraardsbergen, c, 1860, 1870, silk, bobbin lace
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