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Cap crown
Unknownmid- 18th century
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
Cap crown with Mechlin ground has a central floral bouquet framed by elaborate symmetrical scrollwork, giving the appearance of a fan, and surrounded by foliated sprays.
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Details
- Title: Cap crown
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: mid- 18th century
- Type: Cap crown
- Rights: Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma Greenleaf
- Medium: Medium: linen Technique: bobbin lace
- Provenance: ex-collection: Alfred Lescure
- Exhibitions: Cooper Union Museum: "The Greenleaf Collection, Textile Arts from the 16th to the Early 19th Century," 22 Jan. – 9 May 1964, p. 22, no. 349.Paris, Musee des Arts Decoratifs, 1906.
- Dimensions: H x W: 26.5 x 24.5 cm (10 7/16 x 9 5/8 in.)
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