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This antique 1910s–1920s set of ecru linen placemats, napkins, and a runner is finished with whitework hand embroidery, cutwork, and Reticella lace edging — 17 matching pieces that set a table the way tables were once set.
Maker: Handmade (unmarked)
Material: Fine linen with whitework embroidery and Reticella lace
Condition: Very good antique. Some yellowing and fold marks from long storage — likely to improve with proper laundering and pressing, but no guarantees. Please review photos closely before purchasing, as all sales are final.
Care: Hand wash recommended; press with iron.
A serious acquisition for anyone who collects antique table linens, or a treasured gift for a home that appreciates the extraordinary.
Reticella is one of the oldest forms of needle lace, requiring the withdrawal of fabric threads and the working of remaining threads into geometric patterns — painstaking, skilled, irreplaceable. This complete set was acquired directly from the family that owned it, dated by oral history to the 1910s–1920s.
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