BK-1973-772
ca. 1905 - ca. 1910
Medium
machine lace
Dimensions
18; 41
About this artwork
hoogte 18 cm x breedte 41 cm
Art Historical Context
Welcome to our display of early 20th-century decorative! This delicate piece, cataloged as BK-1973-772, is an example of machine lace created around 1905–1910. Measuring approximately 18 cm in height by 41 cm in width, it forms a slender rectangular panel, likely intended as a border, collar, or trimming for garments or household linens. The precision of its dimensions highlights the uniformity achieved through industrial production, a hallmark of the era's technological advances. Machine lace emerged in the 19th century as a democratic alternative to labor-intensive handmade lace, with innov...
About the Artist
anonymous
In the vast tapestry of art history, "Anonymous" stands not as a singular individual but as a collective designation for countless unidentified creators whose works have endured across millennia. These artists, spanning prehistoric cave painters to medieval illuminators and folk craftsmen, produced the foundational layers of human visual culture. Prior to the Renaissance, when individual fame emer...