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Punta in aria lace
Punto a folgiamo lace
Italian
17th century

Medium/Technique Linen needle lace
Dimensions Other (Height x width): 13.7 × 93 cm (5 3/8 × 36 5/8 in.)
Credit Line Bequest of James William Paige
Accession Number95.916
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ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionPunto in aria or punto a fogliamo needle lace. The design consists of a row of eight squares in a double border. The squares are filled in with pattern of pomegranate fruit and foliage that alternates 90 degrees. The the end square on the right side is slightly longer than others.
Provenance1895, bequest of James William Paige (b. 1835 - d. 1894), Boston, to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 16, 1895)