Identifier
T.56-1931
Acquisition
Bequeathed by Alfred Percival Maudslay, Esq.
Collection
Technique
Depiction
Dimension
119.37999725341797 cm (length)
16.510000228881836 cm (width)
Production time
Production place
Type of object

Description

Border of bobbin lace embroidered in silver-gilt thread in satin and double running stitches. The lace has a floral pattern embroidered in silver-gilt, and is laid down on pink silk, and its shallow-scalloped edge is outlined with gilt gelon. Ruching of green silk is fastened with narrow gilt gelon and runs all round. On three sides is a fringe of silver-gilt threads. Border of bobbin lace embroidered in silver-gilt thread, Mexico, 18th century