Flounce for an Alb with Chinoiserie Strip of needle lace with Chinese man in lotus position, Strip of natural colored needle lace, Argentan lace. Pattern with two interlocking symmetrical compositions. Both compositions show a Chinese man sitting in a lotus position. In one composition he is under a canopy. In the other, he sits in a vase and under a flower garland with a flower wreath. The full work is made with festival stitches and decorated with recesses. The motifs are filled with a variety of decorative grounds and feature relief contour lines. The large scallops along the bottom stem from the pattern. The top is finished with a bobbin lace edge. A very fine supporting fabric is placed behind the strip., anonymous, Argentan, c. 1725 - c. 1735, Argentan lace, l 320 cm × w 64 cm ×, 54 cm
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