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Border fragment
Possibly Dalmatian (Ragusa)
16th–19th century
Object Place: Ragusa (Modern Dubrovnik), Croatia
Medium/Technique
Linen needlework
Dimensions
4.5 x 19 cm (1 3/4 x 7 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Florence Colgate
Accession Number09.11
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsFashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionA narrow band of undyed linen with an open work design of small blocks; on one edge of this are wheels finished with tassels. Made in Ragusa, and brought from there by the donor in 1908, who divided the strip of lace equally between her own collection, the Metropolitan Museum, N.Y. and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
ProvenanceMiss Florence Colgate; gift to the MFA, January 14, 1909