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Border
Unknown1640–1660
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
Border with narrow band in repeat pattern of birds in flight and geometric foliated forms from which three large rounded pendants are suspended. In each, a double-headed eagle surmounted by a crown and surrounded by foliated and floral forms. Border consists of smaller pendants, each composed of a single geometric motif.
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Details
- Title: Border
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: 1640–1660
- Type: Border
- Rights: Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma Greenleaf
- Medium: Medium: linen Technique: bobbin lace, discontinuous tape
- Exhibitions: Cooper Union Museum: "The Greenleaf Collection, Textile Arts from 16th to early 19th century," 22 Jan. – 9 May 1964, p. 19, no. 273.
- Dimensions: H x W: 21.6 x 38.7 cm (8 1/2 x 15 1/4 in.)
- Bibliography: See Santina Levey, Lace: A History. Plate 126.
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