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Plate LXXXIV. TWO PATTERNS OF BOBBIN-MADE LACE

No. 1 a design decidedly Eastern. No. 2 has a floral design. Both are made in the first manner, the pattern entirely carried out with the tape it was begun with, no brides or réseau being added

Together 4 ft. 7 in.

Venetian, 16th century

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