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Belgium, possibly Ghent

Three Borders, 1860s

Cotton, bobbin straight lace of a type known as "Valenciennes" with a square Valenciennes mesh ground
a: 7 x 98.2 cm (2 3/4 x 38 5/8 in.)
b: 6.8 x 91.2 cm (2 5/8 x 35 7/8 in.)
c: 6.5 x 91.7 cm (2 5/8 x 36 1/8 in.)
Width repeat: 5.3 cm (2 1/8 in.)
Gift of Mrs. Howard C. Phillips through the Antiquarian Society, 1937.47a-c




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