Seed Pearl Necklace and Bracelets

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Convenient answers without citations once again. I'm still stuck on how you are identifying the lace as Point d'Alencon, which was of a very fine, soft, and expensive quality. What I can detect of the collar on Mrs. Whoever seems stiff and thick and typical for a middle-class lady.

On a personal note, it is amazing that this dag has survived in such great condition. I have quite a few family pieces dating to the 1850s and early-60s. They are in gutta percha cases and have been stored away from light for well over a century, but the images have faded greatly on most of them.