A collar formed from French needle lace worked with a monogramme MM (?) with cupids and interlocked hearts with hands interlocked beneath, the lace early 18th century, the collar made in the 19th century

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A collar formed from French needle lace worked with a monogramme MM (?) with cupids and interlocked hearts with hands interlocked beneath, the lace early 18th century, the collar made in the 19th century

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The Victoria and Albert Museum holds another collar of this lace, with a note stating that the crest is that of Maria Theresa of Austria. The museum's collar Accession No is T.30-1949 and forms part of the Lady Ludlow Bequest.

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