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Fanchon of Brussels appliqué lace (needle lace on machine-made tulle)
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Fanchon of Brussels appliqué lace (needle lace on machine-made tulle)

anonymous · c. 1860 - c. 1870 · application lace; Brussels point de gaze; kant (materiaal); tule

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Fanchon of appliqué lace, with a small center piece with two large leaves between volutes. The fanchon has long tails with scattered flower branches and rosettes. The wide, rounded ends have small squares with decorative stitches.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
headdressfanchonwomenswear
Credit lineFanchon van Brussels applicatiekant (naaldkant op machinale tule). c. 1860 - c. 1870. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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