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Towel
Italian
16th–17th century
Medium/Technique
Lace, point, Reticella
Dimensions
81 x 155 cm (31 7/8 x 61 in.); Legacy dimension: 1.55 x .81
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number07.334
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionAcross each end is a wide stripe of reticella edged with narrower ones; design of diamonds enclosing groups of triangles. Main lines, of punto stuoia; secondary ones of punto cordonetto. Picots are used frequently in this piece. Fringe sewed on the edges. Reticella. Francesca Amari, 1907.