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Cravat end

late 17th century
Not on view
The lavish use of expensive Venetian laces at the court of Louis XIV convinced his finance minister, Jean-Baptiste Colbert, to establish a competing French lace industry. The term point de France originally referred to both needle and bobbin lace made in France, but eventually became synonymous with French needle lace characterized by a hexagonal background mesh covered with buttonhole stitches and embellished with tiny projections known as picots.
This cravat with a hunting theme was reputedly part of a set made in 1697 for the marriage of Marie-Adelaide of Savoy and Louis XIV’s grandson the duc de Bourgogne.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Cravat end
  • Date: late 17th century
  • Culture: French
  • Medium: Linen, needle lace (point de France)
  • Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 10 9/16 × 15 3/4 in. (26.8 × 40 cm)
  • Classification: Textiles-Laces
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Edward S. Harkness, 1930
  • Object Number: 30.135.143
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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