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Accession Number 1985.20.3.a Title lace fragment from lace fragment Category Textileworking Tools & Equipment Object Type fragment, lace Gender and Age not applicable Materials and Techniques cotton; lace, needlepoint, Renaissance Measurements overall: 36 cm Description

Renaissance lace: open element of buttonhole stitched bars or brides; closed element of two types of braid or tape, one plain for the footing and heading, and one fancy for the motifs; a third narrow braid forms the…

Renaissance lace: open element of buttonhole stitched bars or brides; closed element of two types of braid or tape, one plain for the footing and heading, and one fancy for the motifs; a third narrow braid forms the picoted edge. The outlining element is gimp in the fancy braid and the decorative element is a variation of open buttonhole stitches.

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