Strip of needle lace with six-flowered ovals, Strip of natural-colored needle lace: Alençon lace. Repetitive motif of branches and a few scatter flowers on a fine hexagonal mesh. Oval-shaped and round leaves hang on the winding branches, which spring from ovals along the bottom edge. These ovals are filled with various decorative grounds. In the center of the strip, between the longer branches, there is always an oval formed by a cluster of six simple flowers, without leaves. Scalloped bottom., anonymous, unknown, c. 1750 - c. 1774, linen (material), Alençon lace, l 230 cm × w 7 cm ×, 11.5 cm
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Strip, needle lace, six-flowered ovals, natural-colored needle lace, Alenç lace, Repetitive motif, branches, scatter flowers, fine hexagonal mesh, Oval-shaped, round leaves hang, winding branches, spring, ovals, bottom edge, filled, various decorative grounds, center, strip, longer branches, oval formed, cluster, six simple flowers, leaves, Scalloped bottom, unknown, c, 1750, 1774, linen, material, l 230
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