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Although this fringed bobbin lace fragment is made of linen, its format is like those for laces made of gold, silver, and colored silk threads.

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Document identity
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100621
label
Lace Insertion with Fringe
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object
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100621
contentType
object
title
Lace Insertion with Fringe
description
Although this fringed bobbin lace fragment is made of linen, its format is like those for laces made of gold, silver, and colored silk threads.
date
1540–60
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79492515
genreSpecific
Lace
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Average: 11.5 x 17.2 cm (4 1/2 x 6 3/4 in.)
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Italy, Venice
accession
1920.1019
Source extras
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Linen: bobbin lace (imitating afilatura) with fringe
tombstone
Lace Insertion with Fringe, 1540–60. Italy, Venice. Linen: bobbin lace (imitating afilatura) with fringe; average: 11.5 x 17.2 cm (4 1/2 x 6 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1920.1019
collection
T - Lace
citations
citation
Ricci, Elisa. <em>Old Italian Lace</em>. London, Philadelphia: William Heinemann ; J.B. Lippincott Company, 1913.
page_number
Vol. 2, No. 41
creditline
Gift of J. H. Wade
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2026-05-29 05:26:22.290000
sourceId
100621
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Textiles
coll
T - Lace
med
Linen: bobbin lace (imitating afilatura) with fringe
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