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Lace Edging

1780–99

England, Buckinghamshire

Medium
Linen: bobbin lace
Measurements
Average: 7.7 x 61 cm (3 1/16 x 24 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Jeannette Cox Morrill 1940.3
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A horizontally long piece of off-white linen lace edging features a fine mesh ground punctuated by a repeating pattern of small, paired diagonal openings. Below, a decorative border consists of a continuous row of uniform scallops, each containing a circular motif with a grid-like interior. The narrow strip is frayed at its left and right ends.

Lace Edging

1780–99

England, Buckinghamshire

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