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Needlepoint (Point Alençon) Lace Edging

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image shows a long, thin piece of Point Alençon lace edging titled Needlepoint. The edging consists of a mesh ground with a pattern of white dots on a darker background. There are rows of small white dots across the piece. Toward the top and bottom are rows of a solid mesh. The edging has a scalloped edge at the bottom. The background of the image is black. The lace appears to be off-white or light-colored.

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900 × 81 px
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