Strip of needle lace with poppy bulbs, Strip of natural colored needle lace: Alençon lace. Scatter motif with three rows of twigs with oval leaves under the top row of pulps, on a fine hexagonal mesh. At the bottom of the strip a repetitive motif of poppy bulbs, narrow leaves and fantasy shapes filled with ornamental grounds. The bottom is finished with a slightly wavy edge with delicate picots. The top is trimmed with a bobbin lace edge., anonymous, Alençon, c. 1775 - c. 1799, linen (material), Alençon lace, l 330 cm × w 10 cm ×, cm

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Strip of needle lace with poppy bulbs, Strip of natural colored needle lace: Alençon lace. Scatter motif with three rows of twigs with oval leaves under the top row of pulps, on a fine hexagonal mesh. At the bottom of the strip a repetitive motif of poppy bulbs, narrow leaves and fantasy shapes filled with ornamental grounds. The bottom is finished with a slightly wavy edge with delicate picots. The top is trimmed with a bobbin lace edge., anonymous, Alençon, c. 1775 - c. 1799, linen (material), Alençon lace, l 330 cm × w 10 cm ×, cm

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