Border
| Title | Border |
|---|---|
| Artist | Belgium, Mechlin |
| Date | 1850s 19th century |
| Medium | Cotton and linen, bobbin straight lace of a type known as "Mechlin" with a Mechlin mesh ground |
| Classification | textile |
| Origin | Mechelen Mechelen |
| Holding institution | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Credit line | Gift of Mrs. James Ward Thorne |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Border” is a work by Belgium, Mechlin, dated 1850s. It is executed in cotton and linen, bobbin straight lace of a type known as "mechlin" with a mechlin 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 1850s. Explore the wider set of works from the 19th century held in the archive.
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Recorded origin: Mechelen. Browse more public-domain art from Mechelen.
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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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