PROBABLY 18TH CENTURY,
Details
A FRAMED ENGLISH LACE LAPPET WITH PRESENTATION LETTER,
PROBABLY 18TH CENTURY,
one of the accompanying prints is of Madame Louise of France, after the painting by Nattier, the other is probably of Madame Victoire de France
25in. (63.5cm.) high, 18¼in. (46.5cm.) wide framed
PROBABLY 18TH CENTURY,
one of the accompanying prints is of Madame Louise of France, after the painting by Nattier, the other is probably of Madame Victoire de France
25in. (63.5cm.) high, 18¼in. (46.5cm.) wide framed
Provenance
By repute the letter states that the lace was given to the Carmelite Monastery of Saint-Denis by a Mademoiselle Broisse who was goddaughter of Madame Louise of France. Madame Louise of France was the daughter of King Louis XV, and later Prioress of the Monastery of Saint-Denis after she left the court and joined the order in 1770. By tradition the letter states that the lace was originally given to Madame Louise by her sisters Mesdames Adelaide and Victoire.