Sale 5284
London, South Kensington
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12 July 2007
Price realised
GBP 360
Estimate
LACE, FORMERLY THE PROPERTY OF LADY MARY THOMPSON a collection of Mechlin borders and a made-up modesty piece, accompanied by handwritten card and sealed paper wrapper
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The associated card reads: This lace was the trimming of my mother's wedding dress, 8th July 1806, and my own 2nd May 1831, Mary Thompson, Cliff End House 19th February 1885.
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