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Point lace

Italian
17th century

Medium/Technique Lace, point
Dimensions 12 x 82 cm (4 3/4 x 32 5/16 in.); Legacy dimension: .82 x .12
Credit Line Turner Sargent Collection—Bequest of Mrs. Turner Sargent (Amelia J. Holmes)
Accession Number89.216
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionReticella. Bobbin made braid is used to form the long lines of the foundation, and punto stouia, the short ones. The designs of squares enclosing angular plant forms, arranged diagonally, as well as the technique, suggests that this piece is a transition from reticella to punto in aria.