Border
Unknown Artist
17th century
Medium
Bobbin lace
Dimensions
L. 122 1/2 x W. 8 inches (311.2 x 20.3 cm)
Classification
Textiles-Laces
Culture
Italian
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Anonymous Gift, 1949
Accession Number
49.32.20
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the intricate world of 17th Italian lace-making with *Border*, a stunning example of bobbin lace crafted by an unknown artist. This elongated piece, measuring an impressive 122½ inches long by 8 inches wide, features delicate motifs of animals and birds, rendered with exquisite precision. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's European Sculpture and Decorative department, it was generously donated as an anonymous gift in1949. Bobbin lace, a technique originating in Europe during the Renaissance, involves twisting and intertwining threads held on handheld bobbins to create openwo...