Handkerchief of batiste with embroidered crown above the initials MH and a border of machine lace and bobbin lace, Handkerchief of natural-colored batiste with a border of machine lace and around it a border of natural-colored bobbin lace: Lille lace. On one corner of the batiste is white embroidery: obliquely placed the initials M and H. Each letter is in a separate oval cartouche, which are hooked together and decorated with spray flowers and feathered leaves. Above the decorated initials is a crown. The handkerchief is trimmed around the batiste with a border of machine-made lace, an unadorned machine-made lattice ground. The outer edge attached directly to this is made of bobbin lace, with a repeating pattern of two c motifs turned towards each other and flattened. The motifs are made in linen stitching and have thicker and shiny contour threads. Within the c motifs, a decorative ground has been applied, a rose ground. The faint scalloped edge is finished with picots. The edge of bobbin lace is set smoothly to the handkerchief except for the ruffled corners., anonymous, anonymous, Netherlands (possibly), West-Europa (possibly), c. 1840 - c. 1860, cotton (textile), bobbin lace, Lille lace, embroidering, height 55 cm × width 55 cmwidth 2.5 cmwidth 3 cm × 6 cm
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Handkerchief, batiste, embroidered crown, initials MH, border, machine lace, bobbin lace, Handkerchief, natural-colored batiste, border, machine lace, border, natural-colored bobbin lace, Lille lace, corner, batiste, white embroidery, obliquely placed, initials M, H, letter, separate oval cartouche, hooked together, decorated, spray flowers, feathered leaves, decorated initials, crown, handkerchief, trimmed, batiste, border, machine- lace, unadorned machine- lattice ground, outer edge attached directly, bobbin lace, repeating pattern, two c motifs turned towards, flattened, motifs, linen stitching, thicker, shiny contour threads, Within, c motifs, decorative ground, applied, rose ground, faint scalloped edge, finished, picots, edge, bobbin lace, set smoothly, handkerchief except, ruffled corners, anonymous, anonymous, Netherlands, West-Europa, c, 1840, c, 1860, cotton, textile, bobbin lace, Lille lace, embroidering, height 55 cm, width 55 cmwidth 2.5 cmwidth 3 cm ×, 6 cm
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