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Towel with Lace Ends
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Towel with Lace Ends

1800–1840 · cotton or linen (est.); straight (continuous) bobbin lace (Vologda tape lace); the tape forms figural or plant motifs outlined with gimp (heavy cord); plaited ground links the tape; applied silk (est.) ribbon

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Credit lineTowel with Lace Ends, 1800–1840. Russia. Cotton or linen (est.); straight (continuous) bobbin lace (Vologda tape lace); the tape forms figural or plant motifs outlined with gimp (heavy cord); plaited ground links the tape; applied silk (est.) ribbon; overall: 214.6 x 40.7 cm (84 1/2 x 16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1921.1131

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