Devant-de-gorge or triangular breastpiece of silver tulle, on which multicolored, embroidered silk floral appliqués and bows of silver leaf trimmed with silver lace, A devant-de-gorge or triangular breastpiece of silver tulle, embroidered silk floral appliqués and bows of silver leaf, trimmed with silver lace. Model: the long triangle ends in a heart-shaped ornament. The perimeter is marked by a parchment border wrapped in silver leaf. Lined with cream-colored silk and fitted with six black metal snap fasteners. Decoration: a small rosette-shaped parchment bow wrapped around each corner with silver leaf. The decoration in it is symmetrical, with a rosette-shaped bow made of parchment with silver leaf on top with a red silk floral applique on either side. Below two clover-three-like ornaments of blue silk wrapped with silver canetille. Furthermore, two rosette-shaped bows of silver leaf. Below are two appliques of apples in yellow / orange / white silk on either side of a silver bow and at the bottom a floral applique of light and dark blue silk with silver thread between fleurs-the-lys-like forms of silver leaf around parchment. The heart-shaped ornament on the lower point is filled with the same silver side as the one with which the whole is set., anonymous, Netherlands (possibly), c. 1750 - c. 1775, tule, applique, strikken, slinger, klaver-vier, rand, kant, embroidering, l 40 cm × w 256 cm
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Devant-de-gorge, triangular breastpiece, black-and-white tulle, multicolored, embroidered silk floral appliqués, bows, black-and-white leaf trimmed, black-and-white lace, devant-de-gorge, black-and-white leaf, trimmed, Model, long triangle ends, heart-shaped ornament, perimeter, marked, parchment border wrapped, Lined, cream-colored silk, fitted, six black metal snap fasteners, Decoration, small rosette-shaped parchment bow wrapped, corner, decoration, symmetrical, rosette-shaped bow, parchment, top, red silk floral applique, side, two clover-three- ornaments, blue silk wrapped, black-and-white canetille, Furthermore, two rosette-shaped bows, two appliques, apples, yellow, orange, white silk, black-and-white bow, bottom, floral applique, light, dark blue silk, black-and-white thread, fleurs-de-lys-like forms, lower point, filled, black-and-white side, whole, set, Netherlands, c, 1750, 1775, tule, applique, strikken, slinger, klaver-vier, rand, kant, embroidering, l 40
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