The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 20, 2025

Lace Collar

1560–99

Italy, Genoa

Needle lace (Punto in aria)
Average: 12.5 x 33.1 cm (4 15/16 x 13 1/16 in.)
Gift of J. H. Wade 1920.1239
Location: Not on view

Description

This Punto in aria collar is based on a Reticella design.
  • Ida Schiff Collection.
  • Milliken, W. Mathewson. 1922. “Lace and Its Development: II. Venetian Point and Genoa Bobbin Lace.” Antiques, V. 2. (July) p. 19-24, fig. 5, p. 20
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1920.1239