Description:
Wide collar (bertha) 37.5" neck, 59" outside edge, 7.75" deep and pair of cuffs of 17th century needlelace. One of the earliest forms of lace made in Venice from 1650 on. Buttonhole stitch is the fundamental stitch for all needlelace and it is made with a regular needle. Designs were made on parchment. The individual flowers, leaves, etc. are made separately and joined with brides. This lace falls in the "Point de Meige" category where the trend was for tiny flowers and leaves built up in delicate layers and very decorative brides. The "point" laces consisted of elaborately raised floral or leafy encrustments of diminishing size of which "Point de Meige" is the smallest. This piece is Historic Deerfield's only piece of 17th century Venetian point lace and helps to round out our lace collection.
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