Lace Flounce

CC0 Public Domain Designation

Textiles

1720–40

Brussels, Flanders (present day Belgium)

Wide edgings or flounces made of lace ornamented secular clothing, religious dress, and furniture. This length of lace might have adorned a wealthy woman’s skirt hem or dressing table. Such a large piece of lace would have been the work of many women, with each creating a part of the whole that was then skillfully and invisibly assembled.

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Department: Textiles

Title: Lace Flounce
Place: Flanders (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 1720–1740
Medium: Linen, bobbin part-lace of a type known as "Brussels" with a plaited bar ground
Dimensions: 65.4 × 327.5 cm (25 3/4 × 128 7/8 in.); Width repeat: W.: 49.5 cm (19 1/2 in.)
Credit Line: Bequest of Mrs. Edward E. Ayer in memory of Edward E. Ayer
Reference Number: 1934.412
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Mayer, Christa Charlotte. Masterpieces of Western Textiles. The Art Institute of Chicago, 1969. plate 137, page 176.

Art Institute of Chicago, Masterpieces of Western Textiles, Jan. 25-Mar. 2, 1969.
Art Institute of Chicago, Fashion Items and Textiles Pertaining to Fashion, Apr. 29-July 16, 1978.
Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth F. Cheney and Agnes Allerton Textile Galleries, The Magic of Lace, June 27, 2001-June 9, 2002.

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