Costume and Textiles Border Made in Venice, Italy, Europec. 1650-75 Artist/maker unknown, Italian Linen needle lace Currently not on view 1904-126 Gift of Mrs. Owen J. Wister, 1904 |
LabelThis raised needlepoint lace border could have been used to trim an alb (long robe worn by the clergy), church furnishings such as an altar frontal, or the clothes of a fashionable man or woman. Venetian needle lace at this time was characterized by curved branches connecting exotic floral and fruitlike forms such as the abstracted pomegranate seen here. |
