Long stole of cream silk machine made net decorated with needle run embroidery. The design is of cream silk with fancy filling stitches, edged with machine picots. The scalloped edges are filled with curved carnation flowers and leaves. Further sprays of flowers extend a little way into the centre. This is enclosed by a border of curving floral sprays and is filled with rows of large round flower heads with curving stems.Stole of embroidered net, England, 1830s.