Strip of needle lace with clovers and fan-shaped flowers, Strip of natural-colored needle lace: men's Alençon. Scatter motif with clovers on a fine hexagonal mesh. Along the top edge a row of pouches. The pattern on the underside of the strip consists of a succession of leaf branches with plumes. Below that are fan-shaped flowers that spring from the bottom edge, filled with a decorative soil. The underside is finished with a scalloped edge of painted circles with a wheel icon. The top is finished with a straight edge., anonymous, Alençon, c. 1775 - c. 1799, linen (material), Alençon lace, l 20 cm × w 9 cm ×, 4.5 cm
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Strip, needle lace, clovers, fan-shaped flowers, natural-colored needle lace, men's Alenç, Scatter motif, fine hexagonal mesh, top edge, row, pouches, pattern, underside, strip consists, succession, leaf branches, plumes, spring, bottom edge, filled, decorative soil, finished, scalloped edge, painted circles, wheel icon, top, straight edge, Alenç, c, 1775, 1799, linen, material, Alenç lace, l 20
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