(ITALY)
Border
(16th century)

Medium
linen (bobbin lace)

Measurements
6.2 × 238.0 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1964

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
(Venice), (Italy)

Accession Number
966A-D5

Department
International Fashion and Textiles

This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest

Physical description
Bobbin lace points, probably Venetian. This type of lace was used for bordering ruffs in the Elizabethan age – each ruff required around 25 metres.

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(ITALY)
Border
(16th century)