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Border

Unknown1725/1734

The Victoria and Albert Museum

The Victoria and Albert Museum
London, United Kingdom

Border of fine bobbin lace. It is made of cloth and half stitch with a variety of fancy fillings. It has bobbin woven outlines and minute openings used for definition. There are some drochel ground work. It is densly patterned with sweeping Baroque forms, such as leaves, gourds and clusters of flowers. The main motifs are repeated several times.

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  • Title: Border
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: 1725/1734
  • Location: Brussels
  • Physical Dimensions: Length: 54.5 in, Width: 2.125 in, Length: 133.3 cm, Width: 5.4 cm
  • Provenance: Given by Mrs D. J. Frost
  • Medium: Bobbin lace
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