Collar, Medium: linen Technique: needle lace, Long narrow scarf or collar of Point de France with elaborate floral and scroll designs in a symmetrical arrangement with figures of people scattered throughout. Figures include a woman with a long staff and a fan, boys with baskets of fruit on their heads and dolphins. The design is arranged so that the woman's figure is in the center in a medallion frame. From the center point, on the left and right, design motifs descend in an arrangement vertical with the length. Commonly called 'Point de France.', France, late 17th century, lace, Collar

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