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Border
Unknownearly 17th century
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
Figure of St. Anthony and Christ Child, flanked by large geometric rosettes, interspersed with floral and foliated forms. Upper and lower borders have geometric motifs in an alternating pattern.
Details
- Title: Border
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: early 17th century
- Type: Border
- Rights: Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma Greenleaf
- Medium: Medium: linen, gold metallic foil wound onto yellow silk Technique: grid of laid cords with needle lace (reticella style)
- Viewing Notes: The gird was created by four-element flat braids; sub-divisions within it by cords covered with figure-eight interlacing. Hair and facial features are embroidered using linen. The child's eyes are tan silk and the monk's belt is metal-wrapped silk. The monk's tab-edged collar completely encircles his neck and shoulders.-From Lace Exhibition, August 3 - November 7, 1982
- Exhibitions: Cooper Union Museum, New York: "The Greenleaf Collection, Textile Arts from the 16th to early 19th century," 22 Jan. – 9 May 1964, p. 12, no. 70.
- Dimensions: H x W: 29.9 x 15 cm (11 3/4 x 5 7/8 in.)
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