Border
| Title | Border |
|---|---|
| Date | 18th century 18th century |
| Medium | Needle lace, point d’Alençon |
| Classification | Textiles-Laces |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Bequest of Emma T. Gary, 1934 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Border” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 18th century. It is executed in needle lace, point d’alençon and classified as textiles-laces. In this archive it sits within the botanical illustration tradition. 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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The period
Dated to 18th century. Explore the wider set of works from the 18th century held in the archive.
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Made available through the The Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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