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Point lace. Reticella

Italian

Medium/Technique Lace, point, Reticella
Dimensions 21 x 75 cm (8 1/4 x 29 1/2 in.); Legacy dimension: .75 x .21
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Albertine W. F. Valentine, residuary legatee under the will of Hervey E. Wetzel
Accession Number19.744
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionA band of diamonds enclosing circles, on one edge deep points with a circle in each.
ProvenanceBy 1914, Hervey E. Wetzel (b. 1888 - d. 1918), Boston; 1918, by inheritance from her cousin, Mrs. Albertine W. F. Valentine, Chicago [see note 1]; 1919, gift of Mrs. Albertine W. F. Valentine, residuary legatee under the will of Hervey E. Wetzel, to the MFA. (Accession date: March 31, 1919)

Notes:
[1] See Wetzel's will of November 8, 1918.