Chalice cover
date: label: Date
content: 16th–early 17th century
name: label: Collector
content: William A. Clark, (American, 1839–1925)
notes: label: Description
content: Chalice cover has a square linen center with a diamond-shaped medallion with pointed edges enclosing ecclesiastical motifs in cutwork and fine embroidery joined together by plain bars. The corners of palm leaves and carnations in fine reticella. The wide border is composed of alternating diamond patterns containing stars with circles, birds, crowns, and incense burners. The corners have the monogram CC Finished with a double bead-like edging of needle lace.
place: label: made in
content: Italy
setName: label: See more items in
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
label: See more items in
content: Textiles Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift from the Trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art, William A. Clark Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 2018-50-31
objectType: label: Type
content: lace
label: Type
content: Chalice cover
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Medium: linen Technique: cutwork, needle lace (punto in aria and reticella)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 57.5 × 55.6 cm (22 5/8 × 21 7/8 in.)