Fragment
Unknown Artist
late 18th century
Medium
Bobbin lace
Dimensions
L. 23 x W. 2 1/4 inches (58.4 x 5.7 cm)
Classification
Textiles-Laces
Culture
French
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1906
Accession Number
06.679
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the delicate world of18th-century French lace with this enchanting *Fragment*, a slender strip of bobbin lace measuring 23 by 2¼ inches. Crafted by an unknown artist in the late 1700s, it showcases finely twisted threads forming an intricate pattern of leaves—a motif evoking the natural elegance prized in European decorative arts. Acquired through the Rogers Fund in 1906, this piece now graces the Metropolitan Museum of Art European Sculpture and Decorative collection, classified among textiles-laces. Bobbin lace, a meticulous technique originating in Europe, involves dozens of bobb...