Lace Flounce

Textiles

1701-25

Flanders, Brussels (present day Belgium)

The lace decorations that ornamented women’s dresses were separate from the dresses themselves. They required many yards of lace and, since fine lace was expensive, people sought substitutes that mimicked the light, translucent nature of the fabric. Here, the sleeve ruffles are made of a woven linen that has been skillfully embroidered to look like lace.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Textiles

Title: Lace Flounce
Place: Flanders (Object made in)
Date: Made 1701–1725
Medium: Linen, bobbin part lace
Dimensions: 17.2 × 384.2 cm (6 3/4 × 151 1/4 in.); Repeat: W.: 59 cm (23 1/4 in.); Heading: H.: 6 cm (1/4 in.)
Credit Line: Bequest of Mrs. Edward E. Ayer in memory of Edward E. Ayer
Reference Number: 1933.1579
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Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth F. Cheney and Agnes Allerton Textile Galleries, The Magic of Lace, Jun. 27, 2001–Jun. 9, 2002.

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