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Lot 23

Eight Pairs of Cotton and Bobbin Lace Curtains

Estimate: $400 - $600

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French and American, late 19th century, two pairs of curtain panels of off white machine-made cotton net, with self appliqué floral motifs applied and accented with tambour chain stitch embroidery, lower edge of each panel scalloped; upper edge cut and unfinished, approximately 51 x 145 in.; five pairs of curtain panels of cotton net with lozenge pattern guipure bobbin lace inserted as inner border and applied as outer border at inner and lower edge of each panel, approximately 35 x 115 in.

Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum

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Property from the Brooklyn Museum

some discoloration, rough edges, scattered holes, minor staining, areas of restitching, toning, light staining, small tears