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Notion, Lace
Object/Artifact
"About 2 yards of Spanish or blonde hand made lace made of now-ivory silk. 7-8” deep edging or flounce with scalloped heading of wreaths surmounted by fronds nodding to one side, and scattering of small fronds in field.Karen Augusta:Cream silk handmade bobbin lace, the simple reseau and toile made as one piece. By the mid 1830s the designs motifs became larger than those from earlier decades. Blonde lace was made in France, Spain and England."
G2004.133
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
1820 - 1840
User Age: Adult Gender: Female
American
Lace
handmade
Spanish
blonde
silk
wreaths
fronds
bobbin lace
Massachusetts
United States of America
North America