Le Puy Shawl Collar

68" outer edge, 12.5" max depth.
Excellent condition.

Good design of flowers on point ground in 5 oval cartouches, and 2 leaf sprays on point ground in the collar tips. Interesting picoted square and 'X' ground. Small round motifs with raised tally crosses on each are the main other design element.

What may be the same piece is illustrated in "Antique Lace: Identifying Types and Techniques" by Heather Toom, plate 261, page 222. 

purchased 12/08/2018
first posted 03/22/2019