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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
 
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[[File:Guipure lace Wiki.jpg|thumb|Guipure lace<br>Image credit: Joedkins]]
A lace in which the design is interconnected with thread bars called brides.  Guipure lace does not have a net backing.
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A type of bobbin lace in which the design is interconnected with thread bars or plaits,  called brides.  Guipure lace is continuous and does not have a net or mesh ground.
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Saxony guipure, Cluny, Maltese, and Bohemian lace are all guipure laces. The word Guipure is now indiscriminately applied to all large-patterned laces with coarse grounds.
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
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encaje de guipur (Esp.); guipurekant (Ned);
 
encaje de guipur (Esp.); guipurekant (Ned);
  
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==Resources and Citations==
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* Fashion History: [https://fashionhistory.fitnyc.edu/guipure-lace/ Guipure lace]
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* Wikipeda: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guipure Guipure lace]  Accessed August 2022
  
* ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com  Comment: "Maltese Lace." Encyclopdia Britannica. 2 Aug. 2004 .
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* ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com  Comment: "Maltese Lace." Accessed 2 Aug. 2004.
  
  
  
 
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Latest revision as of 09:32, 23 August 2022

Bodice of guipure lace
MFA# 2009.4069

Description

Guipure lace
Image credit: Joedkins

A type of bobbin lace in which the design is interconnected with thread bars or plaits, called brides. Guipure lace is continuous and does not have a net or mesh ground. Saxony guipure, Cluny, Maltese, and Bohemian lace are all guipure laces. The word Guipure is now indiscriminately applied to all large-patterned laces with coarse grounds.

Synonyms and Related Terms

encaje de guipur (Esp.); guipurekant (Ned);

Resources and Citations