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Alençon Lappets

49" x 2.5" to 3" (124.46cm x 6.35cm to 7.62cm)
Excellent condition. I separated them.
Mounted for "Lace, from Fine Art to Folk Art", Mesa Public Library, Los Alamos, NM, 07/05/08 to 08/02/08.

Probably 3rd quarter, 18thc. Small sprigs in ground of Réseau fin. Cordonnets acting as stems, giving this piece a light appearance.


accession number 2006.1.006
purchased 04/13/2006
first posted 07/19/2009