Lace

About 1900

  • Titles Lace (Descriptive)
  • Medium cotton, Brussels lace
  • Dimensions 73 × 8 in. (185.4 × 20.3 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Eleanor Lee Brakefield, 1984.127.57
  • Work Type lace
  • Classification Needlework

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