Border
Lace, tela tirata, fragment of wide linen border. The pattern is made by drawing twelve threads both of warp and woof and leaving small squares of twelve threads; the loose threads are ingeniously whipped over forming a star-like pattern between the squares.
- Date
- 16th century
- In our collection
- since July the 12th, 2008 up to now
- Dimensions
- 5 1/2 x 7 in. (13.97 x 17.78 cm)
- Location
- Not on View
- Medium
- Linen; drawn-thread work; lace
- Price
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- Composition
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cadmium 29% iron 71%