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1850 / 1870, Malta

1850 / 1870, Malta

Identifier
T.59-1983
Acquisition
Given by Mr J. Badcock
Collection
Technique
Depiction
Dimension
516 cm (length)
530.8599853515625 cm (length)
492 cm (length)
60.959999084472656 cm (width)
42 cm (width)
61 cm (width)
Production time
Production place
Type of object

Description

Silk bobbin lace flounce, Malta, 1850-1870 Flounce of black silk bobbin lace. Deep flounce for a crinoline dress worked almost entirely in wheatears with a thin outline pattern worked in cloth stitch with some areas of square and twist-net filling. Scalloped lower edge with a leaf-edged circle containing a Maltese cross within each scallop. The main part of the flounce is divided horizontally by serpentine lines with large leaf-shapes and stylised flowerheads in-between. Small Maltese crosses are incorporated in the top-most row of leaves.