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Cap back (fond de bonnet)
Date:
early 18th century
Location:
Not on display
Century:
Media:
Linen Needle Lace (point D'Alencon)
Dimensions:
22.9 x 27.9 cm (9 x 11 in.)
Department:
Object Type:
Country:
Continent:
Europe
Accession Number:
53.39.19
Acquisition Date:
1953-12-28
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Hans Benedict
Exhibition History:
- Bedecked with Lace(CPLH), 1982
- 18th Century Lace, 1991
"probably Argentella" - label copy, 1991
Jean Neder: Symmetrical, balanced design of stylized leaves, with varied fillings and cordonnet. Good condition.
Re-identified by microscopic exam, 10/90 by Barbara Duggan of the Cooper-Hewitt.
Contemporaneous Works “Art from the same century and country”
Napoleonic War Series I: Mort du General Joubert, a la Bataille de Novi (18th–19th century)
