Strip of needle lace with bouquet and double garlands, Strip of natural colored needle lace: Alençon lace. Repetitive motif of a bouquet, a variety of flower sprays and double garlands on a fine hexagonal mesh. The obliquely oriented bouquet with standing and hanging flower branches is crowned by a branch with six hanging bell flowers. On the garlands, many leaves, pulps and wheelpicots. The full work decorated with recesses and various ornamental grounds. At the bottom a scallop edge that arises from a repetitive motif of volute drinks, rosette-shaped flowers and chalice flowers. The top is trimmed with a bobbin lace edge., anonymous, Alençon, c. 1850, linen (material), Alençon lace, l 212 cm × w 12 cm ×, 15 cm
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Strip, needle lace, bouquet, double garlands, natural colored needle lace, Alenç lace, Repetitive motif, variety, flower sprays, fine hexagonal mesh, obliquely oriented bouquet, standing, hanging flower branches, crowned, branch, six hanging bell flowers, garlands, leaves, pulps, wheelpicots, full work decorated, recesses, various ornamental grounds, bottom, scallop edge, arises, repetitive motif, volute drinks, rosette-shaped flowers, chalice flowers, top, trimmed, bobbin lace edge, Alenç, c, 1850, linen, material, l 212
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