Edging
Unknown Artist
16th century
Medium
Bobbin lace
Dimensions
L. 7 x W. 2 3/4 inches (17.8 x 7.0 cm)
Classification
Textiles-Laces
Culture
Italian, Genoa
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1920
Accession Number
20.186.310
Art Historical Context
Step into the intricate world of Renaissance textiles with *Edging*, a delicatebin lace piece from 16th-century Genoa, Italy. Measuring just 7 by 2¾ inches, this exquisite fragment exemplifies the opulent craftsmanship of a city renowned as a hub of lace production during Europe's lace mania. Created by an unknown artist, it served as a luxurious border for garments, linens, or ecclesiastical vestments, adorning the elite with its fine, woven elegance. Bobbin lace, the medium here, involved skilled lacemakers twisting and intertwining multiple threads held on handheld bobbins over a patterned...