Strip of needle lace with scatter leaves and tendrils edge, Strip of natural-colored needle lace: Alençon lace. Scatter motif with two rows of twigs with four or five leaves, on a fine hexagonal mesh. The pattern on the underside of the strip consists of arcs filled with a finer mesh. In the arcs alternately a configuration of four times four mousses or a twig. A single and a double branch alternate from the arcs. The arches are formed by small concatenated ovals, filled with a decorative ground with radar picots. All leaves filled with full work with hardly any recesses. Slight scallop edge with concatenated leaves and an oval finished with delicate picots. The top is trimmed with a bobbin lace edge., anonymous, France, c. 1790 - c. 1799, linen (material), Alençon lace, l 118 cm × w 6.5 cm ×, 4.8 cm
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Strip, needle lace, scatter leaves, tendrils edge, natural-colored needle lace, Alenç lace, Scatter motif, two rows, twigs, four, five leaves, fine hexagonal mesh, pattern, underside, strip consists, arcs filled, finer mesh, arcs alternately, configuration, four times four mousses, twig, single, double branch alternate, arcs, arches, formed, small concatenated ovals, filled, decorative ground, radar picots, leaves filled, full work, hardly any recesses, Slight scallop edge, concatenated leaves, oval finished, delicate picots, top, trimmed, bobbin lace edge, France, c, 1790, 1799, linen, material, l 118
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