Strip of needle lace with cornflowers, Two-thirds of the width is filled with a pattern of falling cornflowers on a coarse ground (of torn bars). A third of the width forms a straight-lined outer edge (with a single Alençon foundation), bordered with two pearl frames, and adorned with a horizontal branch of strung stems, each with three cornflowers, always facing the same direction. Alençon side., anonymous, France, c. 1800 - c. 1820, linen (material), Alençon lace, l 27 cm × w 15 cm ×, 5 cm


Strip of needle lace with cornflowers, Two-thirds of the width is filled with a pattern of falling cornflowers on a coarse ground (of torn bars). A third of the width forms a straight-lined outer edge (with a single Alençon foundation), bordered with two pearl frames, and adorned with a horizontal branch of strung stems, each with three cornflowers, always facing the same direction. Alençon side., anonymous, France, c. 1800 - c. 1820, linen (material), Alençon lace, l 27 cm × w 15 cm ×, 5 cm


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