Handkerchief of white batiste with a border of Honiton lace, Handkerchief of natural-colored batiste with a border of natural-colored bobbin lace: Honiton lace. The inner piece of batiste has four lobes. The symmetrical pattern of the lace consists of two diagonally placed roses between leaves in the corners. The scalloped edge consists of an alternating five-lobed flower and an oval with a fill pattern. Above each center oval (halfway down each side) is a similar oval flower, with an asymmetrical additional petal border. The inner edge, where the lace is sewn to the batiste, consists of a decorative border of interlinked lying ovals on which are semi-oval 'gates', with a cross in each made in molding. The motifs are made in netted stitch and linen stitch with openwork edges. They are provided with contour threads and in a single leaf the leaf veins are accentuated with bobbled relief contours. Form strokes are applied in petals and to realize the ornamental grounds in the oval (flowers). The motifs are connected by a braiding ground with picots. The scalloped edge is finished with picots., anonymous, England, c. 1850 - c. 1899, geheel: cotton (textile), bobbin lace, Honiton lace, height 36.5 cm × width 36.5 cm × width 15.5 cm
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