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Narrow flounce

Italian
18th–19th century

Medium/Technique Lace, point
Dimensions 11 x 255 cm (4 5/16 x 100 3/8 in.); Legacy dimension: 2.55 x 0.11
Credit Line Gift of Miss Nellie Parney Carter
Accession Number28.364
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionGround: twisted mesh, forming straight lines across flounce. Design: powdering of small conventional leaf forms, outlined with buttonhole stitch. Edged with pointed scallops, each holding symmetrical plant form outlined by buttonhole stitch and picots. Bobbin heading sewed along top.