Border
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Border

TitleBorder
ArtistBelgium, Brussels
Date1850/75 19th century
MediumCotton and linen, mixed lace known as "Brussels application lace:" bobbin and needle laces applied to machine-made net
Classificationtextile
OriginBrussels Brussels
Holding institutionArt Institute of Chicago
Credit lineGift of the Antiquarian Society
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

Subjects: Historical scientific diagrams

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“Border” is a work by Belgium, Brussels, dated 1850/75. It is executed in cotton and linen, mixed lace known as "brussels application lace:" bobbin and needle laces applied to machine-made net and classified as textile. In this archive it sits within the historical scientific diagrams tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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