Border
1600-1650 (made)
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Needle lace border. Scrolling stems with interlaced knots at intervals bear columbine flowers, pomegranates, strawberries, cornflowers and other flowers. Amongst the foliage are a figure in eastern dress, dogs and horses.
Worked mainly in solid buttonhole stitch over a cross-thread, with some fillings of spaced, knotted buttonhole stitch, raised outlines and three-dimensional spots of raised buttonhole stitches. The pattern is linked by buttonholed bars.
A later bobbin lace edging is attached to the lower edge. The original straight edging consist of a line of plaited threads with a line of simple needle-made openings worked into the outside edge.
Worked mainly in solid buttonhole stitch over a cross-thread, with some fillings of spaced, knotted buttonhole stitch, raised outlines and three-dimensional spots of raised buttonhole stitches. The pattern is linked by buttonholed bars.
A later bobbin lace edging is attached to the lower edge. The original straight edging consist of a line of plaited threads with a line of simple needle-made openings worked into the outside edge.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Needle lace and bobbin lace worked in linen thread |
| Brief description | Border of needle lace and bobbin lace worked in linen thread, Venice, 1600-1650 |
| Physical description | Needle lace border. Scrolling stems with interlaced knots at intervals bear columbine flowers, pomegranates, strawberries, cornflowers and other flowers. Amongst the foliage are a figure in eastern dress, dogs and horses. Worked mainly in solid buttonhole stitch over a cross-thread, with some fillings of spaced, knotted buttonhole stitch, raised outlines and three-dimensional spots of raised buttonhole stitches. The pattern is linked by buttonholed bars. A later bobbin lace edging is attached to the lower edge. The original straight edging consist of a line of plaited threads with a line of simple needle-made openings worked into the outside edge. |
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| Accession number | T.174-1980 |
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| Record created | February 6, 1998 |
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