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The design in point de France shows the figure of a seated woman under a stylized canopy surrounded by human figures, foliated forms and rocaille decoration.

Details

  • Title: Cravat end
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: 1695–1699
  • Type: Cravat end
  • Rights: Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma Greenleaf
  • Medium: Medium: linen Technique: needle lace
  • Provenance: ex-collection: Ilké
  • Exhibitions: Cooper Union Museum: "The Greenleaf Collection, Textile Arts from the 16th to the Early 19th Century," 22 Jan. – 9 May 1964, p. 15, no. 178.
  • Dimensions: H x W: 28.5 x 41 cm (11 1/4 x 16 1/8 in.)
  • Bibliography: Lynes, Russell. More than Meets the Eye. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1981, p. 90.

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