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Parchment With Unfinished Needle Lace (England), 17th century

This is a Parchment with unfinished needle lace. It is dated 17th century and we acquired it in 1991. Its medium is linen, parchment and its technique is needle lace (loop and twist) in a variety of stitches and a variety of combinations of open and closed areas. It is a part of the Textiles department.

It is credited Gift of Titi Halle.

Its dimensions are

H x W (parchment): 8.5 × 47 cm (3 3/8 × 18 1/2 in.)

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Parchment With Unfinished Needle Lace (England), 17th century; linen, parchment; H x W (parchment): 8.5 × 47 cm (3 3/8 × 18 1/2 in.); Gift of Titi Halle; 1991-85-1

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