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Lace Samples18th century-19th century

Not on view
Vertical textile strip in salmon-pink silk with cream lace or embroidered crown motifs arranged in a column, with ruffled fringe edges and small printed paper labels
Textile band in coral-pink silk with frayed decorative edges, displaying four vertical repeating crown motifs in cream needle lace appliqué.
Textile sampler mounted on coral-pink silk with looped fringe edges, displaying three cream lace specimens with handwritten labels: a crown motif at top labeled 'Continental crowns,' a rectangular monogram piece labeled 'Device of Louis XIV,' and a geometric needlework fragment labeled 'French Needlework, Duplicate in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.'

Unknown, Lace Samples, 18th century-19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Miss Beatrice Wood, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Lace Samples
Place Made
Europe
Date Made
18th century-19th century
Medium
Linen bobbin lace, linen thread embroidery, silk plain weave (taffeta), with silk passementerie
Dimensions
17 1/8 × 3 1/2 in. (43.5 × 8.89 cm) a, crown: 1 1/2 × 1 13/16 in. (3.81 × 4.6 cm) b, crown: 1 1/16 × 1 15/16 in. (2.7 × 4.92 cm) c, crown: 7/8 × 11/16 in. (2.22 × 1.75 cm) d, crown: 13/16 × 3/4 in. (2.06 × 1.91 cm) e, crown: 1 × 1 5/16 in. (2.54 × 3.33 cm) f, crown with insignia: 2 1/4 × 1 5/16 in. (5.72 × 3.33 cm) g, band: 1 3/8 × 2 in. (3.49 × 5.08 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Beatrice Wood
Accession Number
60.41.56a-g
Classification
Textiles
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles