Object details
Accession number
T25bai88
Primary Creator
Belgian, Mechelen
Full title
Lace Flounce
Creation Date
1750-1800
Description
Animals, Floral
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.
Dimensions
340.4 x 25.4 cm (134 x 10 in.)
Display Media
Bobbin lace
Web Commentary
Produced in Mechelen, Belgium, this late 18th century flounce is possibly from an alb. The bobbin lace was intricately designed with flowers and a crest. Mechlin lace is considered the most famous of Flemish laces, and was used in women’s clothing until the early 20th century.
Permanent Gallery Location
Veronese Room
Bibliography
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 209.
"Notes, Records, Comments." Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 8, no. 32 (11 Apr. 1965), p. 2.
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), p. 139, no. 86.
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