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Length of Lacelate 16th century

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Cream-white needlework lace band with cutwork diamond and chevron patterns, open mesh ground, and picot-fringed lower edge, against a black background
Rectangular band of ivory needlelace with geometric cutwork pattern, featuring diagonal zigzag borders framing square motifs with four-lobed openings, embellished with scrolling embroidered fill stitches and a looped picot edging along the bottom; slight age yellowing and fraying at edges.
Needle lace border in cream-white thread, arranged in three horizontal bands, each featuring a zigzag pattern with regularly spaced cutwork motifs in a cross or quatrefoil shape; lower edge finished with a looped fringe.
Cream-colored needlelace border with a repeating diamond lattice pattern, small cutwork squares at intersections, scrolling foliate motifs within each diamond, and a delicate looped edging along the lower border.
Title
Length of Lace
Place Made
Italy
Date Made
late 16th century
Medium
Linen punto tirato (embroidery and needle lace)
Dimensions
113 × 6 7/8 in. (287.02 × 17.46 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of Helen Crocker Russell
Accession Number
M.67.50.9
Classification
Textiles
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Maeder, Edward. Renaissance: Costumes and Textiles 1450-1620. Los Angeles, CA: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1979.

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