1850 / 1859, Bayeux

1850 / 1859, Bayeux

Identifier
T.246-1983
Acquisition
Given by Sir Brinsley Ford
Collection
Technique
Depiction
Dimension
65.5 cm (length)
11 cm (width)
Production time
Production place
Type of object

Description

Bobbin lace border of silk, Bayeux, France, 1850s Bobbin lace border of black silk (grenadine) in the Chantilly technique. The scalloped lower border is outlined with flower heads attached to delicate plants which extend at intervals into the centre of the border, which is decorated with a row of upright sprigs. The twist-net ground is decorated with rows of spots. The pattern is worked in half stitch with small areas of honeycomb filling.