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Drawn work lace
Russian
Medium/Technique
Linen and silk; embroidery
Dimensions
Overall: 9.7 x 43.5 cm (3 13/16 x 17 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Samuel Cabot
Accession Number31.150
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CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionDrawn work. Ground: linen with threads drawn in both directions. Design: geometric figures darned in white linen, each enclosing a lozenge with radiating lines worked with reddish orange and yellowish green silk, whipped over foundation threads to form rectangular mesh. Lozenges and triangles worked in the same manner, with addition of neutral violet silk form the background of the design.
ProvenanceFrom the Collection of Madame N. de Shabelsky.