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late 19th century · linen · Costume Institute

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.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 19th century

Medium

linen

Culture

Belgian

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Millicent V. Hearst, 1962