The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 24, 2025

Lace Bed Cover

1660–1699

Italy, Venice, 1660-1699

Needle lace (Venetian Raised Point)
Overall: 233.7 x 200.7 cm (92 x 79 in.)
Gift of Mrs. Edward S. Harkness in memory of Mrs. Stephen V. Harkness 1930.657
Location: Not on view
  • was originally presented by Queen Anne of England to a lady in waiting, a member of the Hodgeson Nicall family, where it remained until 1920, when it was sold at public sale.
  • Gertrude Underhill. "An Important Gift of Needle-Point Laces to the Museum." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 18, no. 1 (1931). p. 6-13 25137351
    Levey, Santina M. Lace: A History. [London]: Victoria & Albert Museum, 2004. pl. 183 detail
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