Lace

Flanders

Early 18th century

  • Titles Lace (Descriptive)
  • Medium linen, valenciennes
  • Dimensions 18 × 3 1/4 in. (45.7 × 8.3 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Eleanor Freed in memory of her mother, Esther Loveman Kempner, 1984.335.22
  • Work Type lace
  • Classification Needlework

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Blue jasper open salt or cover with white relief female profile portrait
Round blue jasper medallion with white relief scene of Mercury holding the head of Aries with Lapidary polished edges
Planter, or flower pot, saucer of white jasper with light blue dip, the exterior with a band of morning glories on a vine, the interior left white.
Solid, light blue jasper bulb pot with pierced white jasper cover, square in shape with applied white jasper decorations, featuring four sections, each applied with the figure of a cupid representing one of the four seasons, the corners with palm trees whose leaves extend to form arches over the cupid figures, each square foot with small white medallions, a serpentine gallery around the rim decorated with white acanthus leaf motifs.