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Border fragment
Italian
mid-16th–19th century
Object Place: Italy
Medium/Technique
Linen; needle lace (Reticella)
Dimensions
Overall: 27.5 x 35 cm (10 13/16 x 13 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number15.360
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionBorder, dyed red, used either on furnishing or on costume. The design is made out of squares which are filed with rosettes of two slightly varying designs. On one edge are deep points with similar rosettes in them.
ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection; Gift to the MFA, April 1, 1915