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lace band
Textile

lace band

before 1970

Strip of cream coloured, Azorean lace. The central design is of regularly spaced circles. There is a border all the way round with a slightly scalloped edge. The lace is knitted using fine, curved ...

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lace sample
Textile

lace sample

before 1970

Roundel of cream coloured, Azorean lace. The central design is of regularly spaced circles. There is a border all the way round with a zig-zag edge. The lace is knitted using fine, curved metal nee...

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lace sample
Textile

lace sample

before 1970

Roundel of cream coloured, Azorean lace. The central design is of regularly spaced circles. There is a border all the way round with a zig-zag edge. The lace is knitted using fine, curved metal nee...

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needles
Textile

needles

before 1970

Five fine (c.0.5mm diameter), curved metal needles used in knitting a type of traditional Azorean lace. With a small piece of lace threaded onto them.

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necklace
Textile

necklace

before 1950

An Azorean necklace assembled from laminated, open rectangles of white paper with scalloped edges. These are interlinked as a chain with a central square pendant made in a similar manner. Made from ...

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