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Lace edging
English or European, used in America
mid-19th century
Place of Manufacture: England or Europe; Place of Use: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Cotton bobbin lace (Buck's point)
Dimensions
6.4 x 257 cm (2 1/2 x 101 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent
Accession Number49.1041
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CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionLength of bobbin lace (also called Buck's point) with scrolled floral pattern along one edge
ProvenanceInherited by Miss Georgiana Welles Sargent (born 1858) of New York City; Gift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent, to MFA, 1949