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Lacecirca 1630

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Horizontal strip of cream-colored bobbin or needle lace with an allover repeating pattern of stylized tulip and butterfly motifs on an open mesh ground
Bobbin lace border in cream-white thread with a repeating pattern of tulips, budding stems, and radiating leaf forms, featuring a scalloped upper edge and open ground.

Unknown, Lace, circa 1630, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Costume Council Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Lace
Place Made
England
Date Made
circa 1630
Medium
Linen needle lace
Dimensions
5 1/2 × 44 3/8 in. (13.97 × 112.71 cm)
Credit Line
Costume Council Fund
Accession Number
M.84.155.3
Classification
Textiles
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles

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