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Lace Fragment

1600s

Greece, Crete ?

Medium
Needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in one direction) insertion
Measurements
Average: 4.8 x 38.2 cm (1 7/8 x 15 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of J. H. Wade 1920.1124
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A horizontally long needle lace fragment features an off-white openwork mesh ground embroidered with a repeating geometric pattern. Central diamond motifs are densely filled with muted yellow, blue, green, and tan threads. Smaller cross-shaped and floral motifs are interspersed between the larger diamonds. A thin green stitched border finishes the top edge, while the bottom edge remains frayed with loose white threads.

Lace Fragment

1600s

Greece, Crete ?

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