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Trimming

This is a Trimming. It is dated 17th century. Its medium is metallic strips and metallic-wrapped linen thread and its technique is bobbin lace, metallic. It is a part of the Textiles department.

This object was donated by Eleanor Garnier Hewitt and Sarah Cooper Hewitt. It is credited Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 8 × 17.2 cm (3 1/8 × 6 3/4 in.)

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Trimming; metallic strips and metallic-wrapped linen thread; H x W: 8 × 17.2 cm (3 1/8 × 6 3/4 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1896-1-105

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