Mechlin Border

4.25" x 43.5" (10.79cm x 110.49cm)
Excellent condition. No discernable damage. It is a little stiff so there are a lot of vertical soft folds from storage. Both ends cut and secured.
Ground: Linen, looks like single S. Average diameter 0.0548mm, Standard Deviation 0.0067mm.
Gimp: Linen, looks like 2 ply S single Z. Very loose, one ply is about 0.150mm average diameter.

Straight lower border, slanting 5-petaled flower/stem/leaf repeat. 11 rows of esprits. The lower border is a repeat of a small flower. Given the fine linen thread this is probably early 19th c.

accession number 2021.1.132
purchased 05/26/2021
first posted 12/18/2021