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Collections

Border of Valenciennes Lace1745-1750

Not on view
Horizontal strip of ivory-white bobbin or needle lace with scrolling floral motifs, mesh ground, and a scalloped lower border, displayed flat on a dark background
Narrow strip of ivory needle lace with a scalloped lower edge, featuring scrolling floral and foliate motifs worked against an open mesh ground.

Unknown, Border of Valenciennes Lace, 1745-1750, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Irene Salinger in memory of her Father, Adolph Stern, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Border of Valenciennes Lace
Place Made
France, Valenciennes
Date Made
1745-1750
Medium
Linen Valenciennes bobbin lace
Dimensions
1 1/2 x 28 in. (3.81 x 71.12 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Irene Salinger in memory of her Father, Adolph Stern
Accession Number
54.104.130
Classification
Textiles
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Maeder, Edward et al.. An Elegant Art: Fashion & Fantasy in the Eighteenth Century. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1983.