Handkerchief made from application lace with sixteen seed beads; Handkerchief made from natural colored application lace: mixed lace - needle lace and bobbin lace - appliqu?on machine tulle. An eight-lobed batiste centerpiece is bordered by ecru-colored lace with large; lobed; shield-shaped reserves in the corners and smaller reserves in the middle of the sides. The contours of the corner reserves are formed by small c-volutes and rocailles with lattice work (needle lace). In the reserves there are fine; curved twigs with dwarf gnomes; forget mineites (bobbin lace) and ranunculus (needle lace). The fairly straight edge is made up of vine leaves and rosettes (needle lace).; anonymous; France (possibly); c. 1860 - c. 1870; linen (material); batiste; h 35 cm x w 35 cm