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Collections

Lace Sampler (Unfinished)first quarter of the 17th century

On view: Resnick PavilionDeep Cuts: Block Printing Across Cultures
Horizontal textile sample with four cream-colored lace pieces — a narrow strip, two rectangular panels, and a small square — mounted on an ivory woven fabric backing, each showing distinct floral and geometric openwork patterns

Unknown, Lace Sampler (Unfinished), first quarter of the 17th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of the Horowitz Family, Photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Lace Sampler (Unfinished)
Place Made
England
Date Made
first quarter of the 17th century
Medium
Linen plain weave with linen cutwork needle lace (reticella)
Dimensions
10 1/2 × 7 1/2 in. (26.67 × 19.05 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Horowitz Family
Accession Number
M.84.46.14
Classification
Textiles
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles