Collar
This is a prime example of rosaline lace, whcih is characterized by raised buds that here are worked in the centers of the flower heads which in turn form rings that frame the fernlike leaves.
Artwork Details
- Title: Collar
- Date: late 19th century
- Culture: Belgian
- Medium: linen
- Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Millicent V. Hearst, 1962
- Object Number: 2009.300.2018
- Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute
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