Collar (Made from Border)

Italy

Year

1601-1625

Medium

Linen, three bands of needle lace; upper band worked on a plain weave cut and drawn thread work grid; embroidered in double hem stitches; later edging of bobbin straight lace

Dimensions

11 × 47.7 cm (4 3/8 × 18 3/4 in.) Top band height: .9 cm (3/8 in.) Top band width repeat: 5.3 cm (2 1/8 in.) Center band height: 5.1 cm (2 in.) Center band width repeat: 4.9 cm (1 7/8 in.) Lower band height: 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in.) Lower band width repeat: 3.0 cm (1 1/2 in.) Edging height: 1.2 cm (1/2 in.) Edging height width repeat: 1.1 cm (1/2 in.)

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago