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A work made of silk, plain weave; embroidered with cotton in back, buttonhole, eyelet, padded overcast, padded satin, and trammed hem stitches; edged with cotton, bobbin straight lace of a type known as "valenciennes".

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1901/25

Probably France (needlework) and Belgium (lace)

France

Silk, plain weave; embroidered with cotton in back, buttonhole, eyelet, padded overcast, padded satin, and trammed hem stitches; edged with cotton, bobbin straight lace of a type known as "Valenciennes"

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