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Bobbin lace

Flemish or Italian
17th century?

Medium/Technique Bobbin; lace
Dimensions 7.5 x 64 cm (2 15/16 x 25 3/16 in.); Legacy dimension: .64 x .075
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Henrietta Page
Accession Number15.1204
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionDeep points; on the lower edge of the points are three conventional flower forms ending in "millet seeds". The tape-like toilé is widened and narrowed to form the symmetrical pattern of curved, festoons and millet seeds.