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Fragment with Wide Circular Pattern

1500s–1600s

Italy, 1500s-1600s

Medium
Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, mezza mandolina
Measurements
Overall: 11.4 x 17.5 cm (4 1/2 x 6 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of J. H. Wade 1920.1125
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Mezza mandolina was frequently used for lace collars, often depicted in portraits of women from the 1500s and 1600s.

Description

The mezza mandolina technique produces an irregular mesh netting, as opposed to the uniform knotted netting of filet/lacis needle lace. This piece gains the overall effect of the mesh netting through the lace maker’s use of large and small circular patterns.

Fragment with Wide Circular Pattern

1500s–1600s

Italy, 1500s-1600s

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