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Cravat end
Unknownmid- 18th century
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
In the center of the cravat end is a figure of Minerva below a canopy within symmetric tulip garden setting of balustrades, finials entwined by floral garlands and standing on arched trelliswork bases. Potted orange trees on bases are balanced by two long-tailed birds perching on either side of the lower balustrade. Floral sprays create allover pattern in remaining areas.
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Details
- Title: Cravat end
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: mid- 18th century
- Type: Cravat end
- Rights: Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma Greenleaf
- Medium: Medium: linen Technique: bobbin lace
- Provenance: ex-collection: Lescure
- Exhibitions: Paris, Musee des Arts Decoratifs, 1906. Cooper Union Museum: "The Greenleaf Collection, Textile Arts from the 16th to the Early 19th Century," 22 Jan. – 9 May 1964, p. 20, no. 293. illus. p. 18.CHM: Gardens of Delight, June 15 – Sept. 6, 1981.
- Dimensions: H x W: 39.5 x 32.5 cm (15 9/16 x 12 13/16 in.)
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