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Point lace, punto tirato or tela tirata drawn-work
Italian
Medium/Technique
Linen plain weave with drawn work
Dimensions
Overall: 8.5 x 144 cm (3 3/8 x 56 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number07.324
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CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionLong strip of drawn-work with the Madonna and Child; a saint with a cross; a saint on horseback, possibly St. George with the dragon. The Virgin (?) with crown and cross. The angel of death with a scythe. Symbols and the words "Oratte, Frafii, and the letters F R". Tela tirata (Sicilian). Francesca Amari, 1907.