EditorialCover. Italy. Date: 1601-1625. Dimensions: 50.8 x 50.1 cm (20 x 19 5/8 in.) Embroidered: repeat: 9.5 x 9.8-10.8 cm (3 1/4 x 3 7/8-41/4 in.). Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in back, hem, overcast, satin, and...
EditorialFichu of linen batist, triangular and scalloped, decorated with a broad border of diamonds, including a scatter bouquet in tambourism, shadow work and needle lace, decorated with a broad edge of windows, with scatter bouquet in drum work, shadow work a...
EditorialFragment, Medium: linen Technique: needle lace (commonly called Rosaline), Fragment of elaborate coral shapes. Pattern outlined by cordonnet and connected by brides picot?es, interspersed by portes and gaze quadrill?e., Belgium or Italy, 18th century, ...
EditorialSampler, Medium: silk embroidery on cotton foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, running (pattern darning), hollie point needle lace (loop and twist and passive return) on plain weave foundation, Seventeen darning crosses, central patch, four squ...
EditorialSampler, Susannah Cathells, American, Medium: silk embroidery on cotton foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, satin and stem stitches on plain weave foundation, Two verses with baskets of flowers, an inscription, and in the lower third, a landsca...
EditorialEmbroidered picture, Medium: silk and metallic thread embroidery on silk foundation Technique: satin stitches and detached needle looping on satin weave, Two sides of a stumpwork casket, in raised and padded embroidery with gold bobbin lace trimming. O...
EditorialSampler, Luisa Dias, Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, satin, stem, and buttonhole stitches, with withdrawn element work with needle made fillings, on plain weave foundation, Bands of whitework and withdrawn e...
EditorialSampler, Medium: linen embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered with withdrawn element work with needlemade fillings using looping and overcasting. In top three bands elements have been removed in one direction (horizontal) only., Whitewor...
EditorialSampler, Mary Halbert, English, Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in cross and eyelet stitches on plain weave foundation; patches of cotton, 'Motto./ Letters were first designed to instruct and bless mankind/ Seize pupi...
EditorialTable cover, Medium: linen Technique: cutwork with needle lace, Rectangular panel of linen ornamented with small squares containing leaves worked in needle lace and larger squared containing birds worked in needle lace, edged with narrow bobbin lace., ...
EditorialFragment, Medium: linen Technique: needle lace (commonly called Rosaline), Fragment of elaborate coral shapes. Pattern outlined by cordonnet and connected by brides picot?es, interspersed by portes and gaze quadrill?e., Belgium or Italy, 18th century, ...
EditorialStomacher, Medium: linen, silk, metallic (metal foil-wrapped silk core) Technique: plain weave linen foundation, embroidered on the front with couching stitches; trimmed with applied silk ribbon and woven metal trim, needle lace rose; backed with a blo...
EditorialBorder, Medium: linen Technique: bobbin lace with needle lace inserts, Border with a pattern imitative of Point de Gaze lace has symmetrically-placed medallions that alternate with floral sprays., France or England, mid-19th century, lace, Border.
EditorialCover, Medium: linen Technique: cutwork with needle lace fillings and hemstitching Label: linen embroidered with cutwork and needle lace fillings, Linen table cover with embroidery and cutwork squares filled with needle lace in the form of stylized bir...
EditorialSampler, Mary Milner, English, Medium: silk and linen embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, long armed cross, Montenegrin cross satin, back, double running, herringbone, fern, and detached looping stitches on plain weave found...
EditorialSampler, Maria Anselma, Medium: cotton embroidery on cotton foundation Technique: embroidered with withdrawn element work on plain weave foundation, Bands of pattern in blue and white. Needle lace at bottom edge., Mexico, 19th century, embroidery & sti...
EditorialFlower pyramid Flower pyramid of Delftware, Flower pyramid of faience. High tulip holder of Delftware with blue decor, in the style of a Chinese pagoda, consisting of six separate pieces forming ten sections and the base, and a central wooden stick. Th...
EditorialHandkerchief made of batist with openwork hems and finished around with a strip of needle lace, Handkerchief made of batist with openwork hems and finished around with a strip of needle lace. Along the edges of the handkerchief is a triple straight fra...
EditorialFlower pyramid Flower pyramid of Delftware, Flower pyramid of faience. High tulip holder of Delftware with blue decor, in the style of a Chinese pagoda, consisting of six separate pieces forming ten sections and the base, and a central wooden stick. Th...
EditorialFichu of linen batist, triangular and scalloped, decorated with a broad border of diamonds, including a scatter bouquet in tambourism, shadow work and needle lace, decorated with a broad edge of windows, with scatter bouquet in drum work, shadow work a...
EditorialInsert of needle lace with the arms of the US, Insert of natural colored needle lace: war lace. Round model with the arms of the United States of America, with an eagle and stars. The insert was intended for a tablecloth on which the arms of the Allies...
EditorialBerthe of mixed lace with neo-Rokoko seed beads, Berthe of natural-colored mixed lace, Brussels bobbin lace with needle-edged soil. A wide, broad, broad strip has a mesh and bar stock with an asymmetrical pattern. This consists of pointed triangular re...
EditorialTravel accessories with sewing, toilet and writing utensils, Travel accessories with turtle, high rectangular model with bombed lid with silver handle, two flaps with silver buttons, standing on silver legs and with sewing, toilet and writing materials...
EditorialHandkerchief of batist with plumetis embroidery with violets and forget-me-nots and an edge bobbin lace with three-part leaves, Handkerchief of batist with embroidery - white work with plumetis and sand stitches - and around an edge spool lace: Valenci...
EditorialMachine-made collar with nine circular flowers between ten roses in inverted drops, Machine-made collar: etching lace, imitation of needle lace. The broad collar with nine shells forms two-thirds of a circle. Along a narrow band on the inside of the ci...
EditorialInsert of needle lace with the arms of the US, Insert of natural colored needle lace: war lace. Round model with the arms of the United States of America, with an eagle and stars. The insert was intended for a tablecloth on which the arms of the Allies...
EditorialHandkerchief made of batist with openwork hems and finished around with a strip of needle lace, Handkerchief made of batist with openwork hems and finished around with a strip of needle lace. Along the edges of the handkerchief is a triple straight fra...
EditorialLinen dress with a strip of reticella in the border, Linen dress with a strip of needle lace - reticella - with a geometric motif in the border. Square model., anonymous, Zuid-Afrika, c. 1900 - c. 1949, linen (material), l 26 cm ? w 26 cm.
EditorialVenetian needle lace collar or turtleneck with linen neck. Closure center front, Venetian needle lace collar or rebate with linen neckpiece. Middle front closure. The pattern has richly branched, feathered tendrils with flower buds and small flowers in...
EditorialCover. Italy. Date: 1601-1625. Dimensions: 50.8 x 50.1 cm (20 x 19 5/8 in.) Embroidered: repeat: 9.5 x 9.8-10.8 cm (3 1/4 x 3 7/8-41/4 in.). Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in back, hem, overcast, satin, and...
EditorialPocket nocturnal and astrolabe or Ren? Descartes, A Multifunctional Timepiece, Oval nocturlabium with hinged lid and swivel eyelet with carrying ring. Engraved on the lid 2 naked female figures (above) and 2 sphinxes (below). In addition, a rotating pr...
EditorialCover. Italy. Date: 1601-1625. Dimensions: 50.8 x 50.1 cm (20 x 19 5/8 in.) Embroidered: repeat: 9.5 x 9.8-10.8 cm (3 1/4 x 3 7/8-41/4 in.). Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in back, hem, overcast, satin, and...
EditorialCover. Italy. Date: 1601-1625. Dimensions: 50.8 x 50.1 cm (20 x 19 5/8 in.) Embroidered: repeat: 9.5 x 9.8-10.8 cm (3 1/4 x 3 7/8-41/4 in.). Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in back, hem, overcast, satin, and...