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Border with Renaissance Motif

1800–1840

Italy

Medium
Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, machine-made burato (twined ground and darned in one direction)
Measurements
Overall: 31.1 x 297.4 cm (12 1/4 x 117 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of J. H. Wade 1920.526
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Books of patterns for lace making and other needlework were aimed at well-to-do women and girls as a way of encouraging domestic virtue.

Description

A scrolling vine or a tendril motif is a recurring pattern in needle lace. The frequent use of the motif, adapted in lace from different centuries and regions, suggests that it may have been inspired by a design in a printed pattern book.
A horizontally long strip of off-white linen needle lace is composed of three horizontal bands. A wide central section features symmetrical scrolling leaf patterns formed by densely worked threads. Beneath, a narrower border contains small geometric shapes against a delicate mesh ground, ending in a scalloped lower edge. A thin, plain band runs along the top. The intricate work creates a rhythmic contrast between solid floral motifs and airy openwork.

Border with Renaissance Motif

1800–1840

Italy

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