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Notion, Needlepoint Lace
Object/Artifact
Fragment of needlepoint lace, ivory linen microscope identified. Vaguely strawberry shaped with spray of foliage around it. Suggests tape lace bent to form leaves with decorative vein. Inner area has one fill and the interior of the strawberry another in the form of solid and ‘holey’ bands. Very heavy cord around it, oversewn with groups of small picots on the outer edge. Small cordonet outlines the leaves. Brides, one with picot.About 1.5” square.
G2004.183
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
1900 - 1925
User Age: Adult Gender: Female
Lace
Needlepoint
linen
Strawberry
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