Lace

  • Titles Lace (Descriptive)
  • Medium cotton, metallic thread
  • Dimensions 77 × 6 in. (195.6 × 15.2 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Biddle W. Worthington, Jr., in memory of Anita Eustis Worthington, 1987.210.22
  • Work Type lace
  • Classification Needlework

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