Mechlin Lace

Belgium

  • Titles Mechlin Lace (Descriptive)
  • Medium lace
  • Dimensions 47 in. (119.4 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Mrs. William M. Rogers, 1976.51
  • Work Type lace
  • Classification Needlework

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Oval game pie dish of buff-colored caneware, molded to resemble a decorated raised pie crust, the main body is decorated with swags of fruiting grape vines and hanging game birds, with a narrow rolled band at the top and bottom edges, the cover with game birds and dead rabbits, and with a central rabbit finial, which provides a handle for the cover, with visible vertical mold marks at both ends, the interior is glazed.
Large, bulky vase of dark tan stoneware with short foot and neck, the main body completely covered with prism-shaped "prongs" that extend from the body creating a rough, uneven, prickly surface, this covered by a creamy, thick and opaque, light blue, bubbly glaze that runs down the body and over the prongs, the edges thereof and around the neck partially blackish in color, giving the impression of burnt lava, a bit of the glaze runs over the lip and into the interior leaving the edge of the neck glaze free, the foot likewise glaze free.
Quiver vase of solid pale blue jasper with dark blue jasper dip, decorated with white jasper relief, mounted on circular base with stylized leafy border motifs, the body comprised of four columns, or shafts, the fronts and sides of which are molded with panels of horizontal fluting, in the center of each side a ring is attached from which dangles a bit of drapery, at the top of each shaft is a horizontal band of tiny overlapping shell elements and extending upward from the top of the vase are the feathered ends of arrows, or quivers, at the base of the body and spilling onto the circular base are thickly molded, applied leafy motifs and flowers, the domed cover, likewise of pale blue jasper with dark blue jasper dip, sits inside the quivers and has as its knop a pair of doves, or love birds, with wings outstretched and beaks touching, resting on white cloudy grounds.
Small bowl of dark stoneware, the shape wide at top and narrowing to a small, round foot, the upper body with incised lines running around it, the lower body smooth, raku glazed and fired to create a surface in mottled shades of brown and black, the foot left glaze free