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Collection Online as of December 23, 2025

Lace Bed Valance

1660–1699

Italy, Venice, 1660-1699

Needle lace (Venetian Raised Point)
Average: 799.6 x 30.5 cm (314 13/16 x 12 in.)
Gift of Mrs. Edward S. Harkness in memory of Mrs. Stephen V. Harkness 1931.441
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.
  • Underhill, Gertrude. "A Venetian Point Lace Valance." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 19, no. 3 (1932). p. 37-38 25137460.
  • Venice: Silk and Lace. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 27-August 11, 1985).
  • {{cite web|title=Lace Bed Valance|url=false|author=|year=1660–1699|access-date=23 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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