Border for an altar frontal
date: label: Date
content: 17th–early 19th century (center medallion 17th century, remainder 19th century)
name: label: Collector
content: William A. Clark, (American, 1839–1925)
notes: label: Description
content: Shaped border of Venetian Gros Point lace with raised floral and leaf forms containing a variety of decorative filling stitches. Virgin surrounded by angels form the central medallion. Dimensional floral forms are connected by bars with picots, picoted rings and picoted half-moon shapes.
place: label: made in
content: Italy
setName: label: See more items in
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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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: 2018-50-30
objectType: label: Type
content: lace
label: Type
content: Border for an altar frontal
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Medium: linen center medallion, remainder cotton Technique: needle lace with narrow bobbin lace edging on top
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 284.5 cm (9 ft. 4 in.)