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Flounce (France)

This is a Flounce. It is dated 1745–55 and we acquired it in 1986. Its medium is linen and its technique is needle lace, late 17th to early 19th c. It is a part of the Textiles department.

It is credited Sarah Cooper Hewitt Fund.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 67 × 365 cm (26 3/8 in. × 11 ft. 11 11/16 in.)

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Flounce (France); linen; H x W: 67 × 365 cm (26 3/8 in. × 11 ft. 11 11/16 in.); Sarah Cooper Hewitt Fund; 1986-73-1

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