Lace

Spain, or England

1600 - 1625

  • Titles Lace (Descriptive)
  • Artist or, England
  • Medium linen, needlepoint lace
  • Dimensions 8 × 2 3/4 in. (20.3 × 7 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Eleanor Freed in memory of her mother, Esther Loveman Kempner, 1984.335.17
  • Work Type lace
  • Classification Needlework

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