Border
| Title | Border |
|---|---|
| Artist | France, Valenciennes |
| Date | 1720s/30s 18th century |
| Medium | Linen, bobbin straight lace of a type known as "Valenciennes" with a square Valenciennes mesh ground |
| Classification | textile |
| Origin | Valenciennes Valenciennes |
| Holding institution | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Credit line | Gift of Emily Crane Chadbourne |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Border” is a work by France, Valenciennes, dated 1720s/30s. It is executed in linen, bobbin straight lace of a type known as "valenciennes" with a square valenciennes mesh ground and classified as textile. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Catalogued as textile. See other public-domain works in the same medium, all free to download and reuse.
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Dated to 1720s/30s. Explore the wider set of works from the 18th century held in the archive.
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Recorded origin: Valenciennes. Browse more public-domain art from Valenciennes.
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Made available through the Art Institute of Chicago open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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