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Silhouette lace picture, balloon motif with steam locomotive below, 1900. Cotton lace; xxxcm. This panel of machine-made lace was produced for the Exposition universelle, Paris, 1900. It shows symbols of modern progress - the railway locomotive, the electric telegraph, electric lights, and a balloon. Design variously attributed to lace manufacturers of Nottingham and Calais. Framed.
Details
- Category:
- Art
- Object Number:
- 1989-126
- Materials:
- cotton lace
- Measurements:
-
Object: 440 mm x 380 mm
Framed: 650 mm x 580 mm
- type:
- silhouette and textile
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