Antwerp

Antwerp

Identifier
21.1856
Transfer of custody
MFA Boston
Acquisition
Purchased from Miss Eliza M. Niblack. / Arthur Mason Knapp Fund
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Description

The design consists of a repetition of flower sprays growing from forms resembling part of a flower substituted for the usual pot found in this type of lace; the designs are joined together by festoons; the ground is called "Fond Chant", "Fond Double", etc. Edged on the bottom with a narrow piece of bobbin lace.