Border
Artist/maker unknown, Italian
Geography:
Made in Italy, Europe
Date:
Second half of 16th centuryMedium:
Linen bobbin lace (Genoese)Dimensions:
3 1/2 x 64 inches (8.9 x 162.6 cm)Curatorial Department:
Costume and TextilesObject Location:
1945-13-13Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Morris Hawkes, 1945
Made in Italy, Europe
Date:
Second half of 16th centuryMedium:
Linen bobbin lace (Genoese)Dimensions:
3 1/2 x 64 inches (8.9 x 162.6 cm)Curatorial Department:
Costume and TextilesObject Location:
Currently not on view
Accession Number:1945-13-13Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Morris Hawkes, 1945
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The Fine Art of TextilesThis bobbin lace border imitates two types of needle lace--reticella, which is characterized by the square frame of its units and by diagonal elements, and punto in aria, which was used primarily as an edging. Dilys E. Blum, from The Fine Art of Textiles: The Collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art (1997), p. 68.
