Handkerchief of linen batist with a border of bobbin lace and plumetis embroidery, Handkerchief of linen batist with a border of bobbin lace - Lille lace - and plumetis embroidery. The lace is smooth on the sides and wrinkled in the corners. It has a flat, painted shell edge on the outer edge, which results from a running pattern with a simple flower spigot and half-oval cartouches filled with decorative soil. Fine mesh soil with full linen lining and contour lines with a thicker thread. The plumetis pattern consists of a fine branch that wraps around the handkerchief and a bouquet in every corner., anonymous, Netherlands (possibly), c. 1840 - c. 1849, linen (material), embroidering, l 61 cm × w 5 cm h 60 cm × w 60 cm
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Handkerchief, linen batist, border, bobbin lace, plumetis embroidery, Lille lace, lace, smooth, sides, wrinkled, corners, flat, painted shell edge, outer edge, results, running pattern, simple flower spigot, half-oval cartouches filled, decorative soil, Fine mesh soil, full linen lining, contour lines, thicker thread, plumetis pattern consists, fine branch, wraps, handkerchief, bouquet, every corner, Netherlands, c, 1840, 1849, linen, material, embroidering, l 61
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