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Source Description
This lace fragment depicts King Charles II of Spain, who ascended to the throne in 1665 at the age of three. An inscription below the figure reads CA SECO REX HPA. There are pieces of this same lace in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (T.26-1949), the Royal Museum of Art and History, Brussels (inv. 3269), and the TextilMuseum, St. Gallen, Switzerland (inv. 00696).
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Document identity
localId
105887
label
Lace Flounce
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
105887
contentType
object
title
Lace Flounce
description
This lace fragment depicts King Charles II of Spain, who ascended to the throne in 1665 at the age of three. An inscription below the figure reads CA SECO REX HPA. There are pieces of this same lace in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (T.26-1949), the Royal Museum of Art and History, Brussels (inv. 3269), and the TextilMuseum, St. Gallen, Switzerland (inv. 00696).
date
c. 1665
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79891930
genreSpecific
Lace
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Average: 19.4 x 92.1 cm (7 5/8 x 36 1/4 in.)
cul
Belgium, Ghent(?)
accession
1923.975
Source extras
tec
Linen: bobbin lace
tombstone
Lace Flounce, c. 1665. Belgium, Ghent(?). Linen: bobbin lace; average: 19.4 x 92.1 cm (7 5/8 x 36 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Edward B. Greene, G. G. Wade and J. H. Wade Jr. for the Ellen Garretson Wade Memorial Collection, 1923.975
collection
T - Lace
inscriptions
inscription
CA SECO REX HPA
inscription_translation
Carolus Secundus Rex Hispania
formerAccessionNumbers
2982.1921
citations
citation
Risselen-Steenebrugen, M. "Une Dentelle a L'Effige de Charles II d'Espagne." <em>Bulletin des Musees royaex d'art et d'hiistoire</em>. vol. 23, 1951
page_number
p. 65-68
citation
Textilmuseum St Gallen, Ilona Kos, Barbara Karl, Laura Grey, and Bard Graduate Center Gallery. <em>Threads of Power : Lace from the Textilmuseum St. Gallen</em>. Edited by Emma Cormack and Michele Majer. New York: Bard Graduate Center, 2022.
page_number
p. 100-101, Note 52.
creditline
Gift of Mrs. Edward B. Greene, G. G. Wade and J. H. Wade Jr. for the Ellen Garretson Wade Memorial Collection
updatedAt
2026-05-29 05:41:42.140000
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105887
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Textiles
coll
T - Lace
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Linen: bobbin lace
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image_url
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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