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Border

Unknownlate 16th–early 17th century

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Wide border of two rows of squares bordered at one side by pendants. Squares and pendants filled by circular blossoms.

Details

  • Title: Border
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: late 16th–early 17th century
  • Type: Border
  • Rights: Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma Greenleaf
  • Medium: Medium: linen Technique: grid of laid cords with needle lace, reticella style, edge of punto in aria
  • Viewing Notes: The 3/4 of an inch square grid was created by six parallel five-element flat braids along the length crossed by cords covered with figure-eight interlacing.-From Lace Exhibition, August 3 - November 7, 1982
  • Exhibitions: Cooper Union Museum: "The Greenleaf Collection, Textile Arts from the 16th to early 19th century," 22 Jan. – 9 May 1964, p. 12, no. 73.
  • Dimensions: H x W: 13.3 x 45.5 cm (5 1/4 x 17 15/16 in.)

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