Art Institute of Chicago

Lace Flounce

Brussels, Flanders (present day Belgium)

Date

1720–40

Medium

Linen, bobbin part-lace of a type known as "Brussels" with a plaited bar ground

Culture

Flanders

Department

Textiles

Institution

Art Institute of Chicago

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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