Needlepoint (Burano Point) Lace and Embroidery Handkerchief
18th century
Maker Unknown
Textiles
Needlepoint (Burano Point) Lace and Embroidery Handkerchief, 18th century. Italy, Burano, 18th century. Linen center with wide needlepoint lace edging and embroidered scallops along edge of center; average: 30.5 x 30.5 cm (12 x 12 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Elisabeth Ireland in memory of her mother, Mrs. P. W. Harvey 1936.690
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Lace
- Formatted Medium
- linen center with wide needlepoint lace edging and embroidered scallops along edge of center
- Medium
- linen, center, wide, needlepoint, lace, edging, embroidered, scallops, along, edge
- Dimensions
- Average: 30.5 x 30.5 cm (12 x 12 in.)
- Departments
- Textiles
- Accession Number
- 1936.690
- Credit Line
- Gift of Elisabeth Ireland in memory of her mother, Mrs. P. W. Harvey
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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