Strip of needle lace adorned with a leaf and flower border and mousses, Strip of natural colored needle lace: men's Alençon, possibly partly machine-made (see technical note). Scatter motif with mousse on a fine hexagonal mesh. The pattern on the underside of the strip consists of oblique twigs with a lobed leaf on either side. These leaf pairs are alternately filled with decorative soil. The bottom consists of a row of screen flowers with seven separate flowers, filled with a decorative soil. There is no separate pattern for the bottom edge, the scallop edge forms from the bottom flower motif. The top is trimmed with a bobbin lace edge., anonymous, France, c. 1785 - c. 1799, linen (material), Alençon lace, l 100 cm × w 9.5 cm ×, 3.5 cm
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Strip, needle lace adorned, leaf, flower border, mousses, natural colored needle lace, men's Alenç, partly machine-made, see technical note, Scatter motif, mousse, fine hexagonal mesh, pattern, underside, strip consists, oblique twigs, lobed leaf, side, leaf pairs, alternately filled, decorative soil, bottom consists, row, screen flowers, seven separate flowers, filled, no separate pattern, bottom edge, scallop edge forms, bottom flower motif, top, trimmed, bobbin lace edge, France, c, 1785, 1799, linen, material, Alenç lace, l 100
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