Lace Border
lace maker
Unknown
Date18th century
Place MadeVenice, Veneto, Italy, Europe
MediumNeedle lace
Dimensions347 x 5 cm (136 5/8 x 1 15/16 in.)
ClassificationsTextile Arts
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberT25bai84
eMuseum ID723294
Alt. No. 3 (Bain)084
Alt. No. 2 (Cavallo)220
EmbARK ObjectID13800
Previous Numberf25nw51-b.84
TMS Source ID2656
Last Updated8/14/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryMrs. Gardner found many pieces of lace in Venice, whose historic role as a center of lace making was revived in the 1880s with the creation of a new school that trained the unemployed wives of local fisherman in the lost craft of handmade lace. Around 1900 many American museums displayed lace in the belief that historic examples would be relevant to workers in the booming American textile industry. Today, we still marvel at the superb craftsmanship and intriguing designs of this handmade lace.
BibliographyNotesAdolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), p. 213, no. 220.
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.
