Devon Lace Border with undulating picoted headside.

PATTERN:
Primitive stylised floral sprays are arranged somewhat awkwardly along the headside and intrude into the ground at intervals. There are separate floral sprays in the ground and in each repeat. The ground is mesh.

STITCHES/TECHNIQUES:
The solid areas of the design are worked in cloth stitch and half stitch, with rather intermittent use of raised work. There seems to have been considerable application by the worker to achieve as few endings off as possible, hence the continuous tape-like appearance of the design elements. Plaited and picoted brides fill spaces within the solid areas. The droschel mesh ground is twisted twice and plaited six times. The ground is worked lengthwise in most instances in sections, but occasionally small patches diverge from this.

Made: 1775 - 1785

H3684

1775 - 1785