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Pair of lace coverings (vertical)

Cité de la dentelle et de la mode

Cité de la dentelle et de la mode
Calais, France

The Duchess of Bruges was distinguished from the Duchess of Brussels by almost all of her bobbin work. Here, only the heart of the flowers is decorated with a few needle points. These two sides were probably intended to adorn a headdress.

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  • Title: Pair of lace coverings (vertical)
  • Physical Dimensions: 16 x 50
  • Type: Hand-made lace (patch bobbins), duchesse de Bruges style
  • Medium: Cotton
  • period: around 1865
  • Inventory number: CiDM 1955.7.2
  • Conservatory storage: Calais, France
Cité de la dentelle et de la mode

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