About This Artwork
BorderEarly 17th century (macramé edge: c. 1600)
Linen, plain weave; cut and drawn work in buttonholed, darned, and overcast bars with buttonholed picots; embroidered in buttonhole, double running, hem, interlocking lace, overcast, and satin stitches; buttonholed couching; macramé edge with knotted fringe
41.8 x 52.6 cm (16 1/2 x 20 3/4 in.)
Gift of the Antiquarian Society, 1900.3170
Textiles
Not on Display
Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories
Exhibition History
The Art Institute of Chicago, "Masterpieces of Western Textiles," January 25–March 2, 1969
The Art Institute of Chicago, "The Antiquarian Society of The Art Institute of Chicago: The First One Hundred Years," April 23–June 19, 1977
The Art Institute of Chicago, "Seventeenth Century Textile Treasures from the Permanent Collection," March 11–June 15, 1983
The Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth F. Cheney and Agnes Allerton Textile Galleries, "The Magic of Lace," June 27, 2001–June 9, 2002