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Plate LXIV. BEAUTIFUL LAPPET OF NEEDLE-POINT LACE À RÉSEAU, CALLED POINT D'ALENÇON

The pattern is of tiny wavy stems, having little leaves and peapods, which recur in the design of the outer border with lattice and honeycomb fillings enriched with minute picots.

4 ft.

Alençon, late 18th century

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