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Insertion

A work made of cotton, plain weave; cut work with needle lace inserts; pulled thread work in double hem and overcast stitches.

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  • A work made of cotton, plain weave; cut work with needle lace inserts; pulled thread work in double hem and overcast stitches.

Date:

c. 1900

Artist:

Possibly made at the Aemilia Ars Workshop, 1898–1914
Italy, Bologna

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Artist

Aemilia Ars Workshop

Title

Insertion

Place

Bologna (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

Made 1890–1910

Medium

Cotton, plain weave; cut work with needle lace inserts; pulled thread work in double hem and overcast stitches

Dimensions

7.6 × 167.8 cm (3 × 66 in.); Repeat: 3.2 × 3.6 cm (1 1/4 × 1 3/8 in.)

Credit Line

Royalties from Avon Company; Textile Purchase Fund

Reference Number

1986.144

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