Chalice Cover Bordered With Large Area of Needle and Bobbin Lace
Chalice Cover Bordered With Large Area of Needle and Bobbin Lace
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- Description (Brief)
- Reticella style Punto in aria chalice cover with circular motifs in two sizes. The coarse linen center has simple pulled thread decorations along the edges. The bobbin lace borders at both ends are Genoa style. There is a narrow 1/2 cm wide woven linen edges on all four sides.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Lace
- lace, challice cover
- lace, chalice cover
- Object Type
- lace
- date made
- 1575-1600
- Physical Description
- needle lace; reticella (overall production method/technique)
- linen (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 35 cm x 42.5 cm; x 13 25/32 in x 16 23/32 in
- center: 16 cm x 13 in; 6 5/16 in x 33.02 cm
- ID Number
- TE.L6866B
- catalog number
- L6866.000
- accession number
- 50762
- 50762
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. James W. Pinchot, 1909
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Textiles
- Lace
- Textiles
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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