France (needlework) and Belgium (lace border)
Handkerchief
INV-3140
France (needlework) and Belgium (lace border)1875/1900
Handkerchief
France (needlework) and Belgium (lace border)
textileneedlework (visual works)
Date
1875/1900
Medium
Linen, plain weave; embroidered with cotton in back, buttonhole, eyelet, overcast, and padded satin stitches; couching; edged with cotton, bobbin straight lace of a type known as "Valenciennes"
Dimensions
43.3 × 43.8 cm (17 × 17 1/4 in.); Border: H.: 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in.); Lace border repeat: H.: 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of Emily Crane Chadbourne
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