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Flounce or border: T.2-1937

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Flounce or border in needle lace with a repeating floral and scroll motif with a scalloped edge; the ground is powdered with "spots". The cordonnet attached by tightly worked buttonhole stitch, on a looped and twisted ground.

Legal notes

Given by Mrs V.G. Southcott

Measurements and weight

Length: 345 cm
Width: 27 cm

Place(s) associated

  • AlenÇon ⪼ France

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1937-08-10) by Southcott, V. G., Mrs

Dating

Napoleon III
19th Century, Mid#
Production date: circa AD 1860

Materials used in production

Linen

Techniques used in production

Needlepoint (lace) : Needle lace with a repeating, the ground is powdered with "spots". The cordonnet attached by tightly worked buttonhole stitch, on a looped and twisted ground.

References and bibliographic entries

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Identification numbers

Accession number: T.2-1937
Primary reference Number: 110235
Old object number: T.3-1937
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 17 October 2017 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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