Handkerchief made from application lace with sixteen seed beads, Handkerchief made from natural colored application lace: mixed lace - needle lace and bobbin lace - appliqué on machine tulle. An eight-lobed batiste centerpiece is bordered by ecru-colored lace with large, lobed, shield-shaped reserves in the corners and smaller reserves in the middle of the sides. The contours of the corner reserves are formed by small c-volutes and rocailles with lattice work (needle lace). In the reserves there are fine, curved twigs with dwarf gnomes, forget mineites (bobbin lace) and ranunculus (needle lace). The fairly straight edge is made up of vine leaves and rosettes (needle lace)., anonymous, France (possibly), c. 1860 - c. 1870, linen (material), batiste, h 35 cm × w 35 cm
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Handkerchief, application lace, sixteen seed beads, natural colored application lace, mixed lace, needle lace, bobbin lace, appliqué, machine tulle, eight-lobed batiste centerpiece, bordered, ecru-colored lace, large, lobed, shield-shaped reserves, corners, smaller reserves, middle, sides, contours, corner reserves, formed, small c-volutes, rocailles, lattice work, reserves, fine, curved twigs, dwarf gnomes, forget mineites, ranunculus, fairly straight edge, up, vine leaves, rosettes, France, c, 1860, 1870, linen, material, batiste
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