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Belgium, probably Ghent

Border, 1850/75

Cotton, bobbin straight lace of a type known as "Valenciennes" with a square Valenciennes mesh ground
5.1 x 216.1 cm (2 x 85 1/4 in.)
Width repeat: 5.4 cm (2 1/8 in.)
Gift of Mrs. James Ward Thorne, 1939.2231




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