Borders and engageante, Burano, needlework, Italy, 2nd half of the 18th century. An engaging in Burano around 1750-70 with decoration of flowered branches close to the laces of Venice flat stitch with network, linen color cream, Dim. 1,70 m x 5,5 cm at the widest (some scattered holes in the network) and three borders among which one around 1770-80 of an extreme smoothness of realization imitating to the perfection the laces of Alençon of this period, linen color dark ivory, Dim. 2 m x 6,5 cm (good general condition, some fine resumptions or small holes, dusty) and two around 1780-1800 with motifs of flowers or cartouches repeated in border, linen color light ivory, 60 cm x 8,5 cm and 55 cm x 8,5 cm (good general condition)

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