Strip of bobbin lace and silver lace with floral scroll and hanging berries, Strip of bobbin lace, silver lace, blonde. On a mesh ground, a silk tulip ground, a repeating and continuous pattern of a floral vine with drooping berries has been created with silver thread. The flower tendril runs along the center line of the strip and the berries are hanging two or three underneath each other downwards in the uneven zigzag scallops along the underside of the strip. Thinner filé yarns are used for the full work than for the thick filé yarn that emphasizes the contours of the motifs and scallops. The top of the strip is finished straight, but partly damaged. The zigzag scallops are finished with silver wire picots., anonymous, France, c. 1805 - c. 1815, silk, silver thread, blonde (lace), l 145 cm × w 9.5 cm ×, 7 cm
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Strip, bobbin lace, black-and-white lace, floral scroll, hanging berries, blonde, mesh ground, silk tulip ground, repeating, continuous pattern, floral vine, drooping berries, created, black-and-white thread, flower tendril runs, center line, strip, berries, hanging two, three underneath, downwards, uneven zigzag scallops, underside, Thinner filé yarns, full work, thick filé yarn, emphasizes, contours, motifs, scallops, top, finished straight, partly damaged, zigzag scallops, finished, black-and-white wire picots, France, c, 1805, 1815, silk, lace, l 145
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