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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
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
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.