Lace, the textile
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Attributed to Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger (Bruges 1561-1635 London) Portrait of a girl, half-length, in an embroidered dress with yellow lace, holding a cat, within a painted oval
https://www.bonhams.com/auction/28250/lot/69/attributed-to-marcus-gheeraerts-the-younger-bruges-1561-1635-london-portrait-of-a-girl-half-length-in-an-embroidered-dress-with-yellow-lace-holding-a-cat-within-a-painted-oval/Someone pointed me to this portrait yesterday; it's stunning with both yellow lace (which has an interesting backstory) and insertions on the same garment.
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