The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of January 27, 2023

Pair of Needlepoint Lace (Alençon Lace) Lappets, Joined

1774–1792

France, Alençon, 18th century

(Louis XVI Period, 1774-1792)

Lace, needlepoint: linen

Average: 115.6 x 9 cm (45 1/2 x 3 9/16 in.)

Gift of Mrs. Edward S. Harkness in memory of Mrs. Stephen V. Harkness 1945.96

Location

not on view

Citations
Underhill, Gertrude. "A Gift of Eighteenth-Century Lace." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 33, no. 4 (1946). p. 38-41 www.jstor.org
Exhibition history

Lace: Italy, Flanders, France. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 16, 1986-July 9, 1987).

In Pursuit of Fashion: Decorative Textiles in 18th Century France. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 1, 1989-April 22, 1990).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1945.96