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Plate XCVII. TWO BORDERS OF BOBBIN-MADE LACE

No. 1. Border of bobbin-made lace. The pattern consists of repeated groupings of scrolls and pendant forms; the same thread is used throughout

Italian, 17th century

No. 2. Border of bobbin-made lace à réseau. The pattern is composed with a slender toilé arranged to form continuous scrolls with leafy offshoots: the réseau ground is of the fond chant type: the same thread is used throughout.

Together 11 ft.

Italian, 17th century

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Plate XCVIII. THREE BORDERS OF BOBBIN-MADE EDGING

Together 10 ft. 7 in.