Edging
| Title | Edging |
|---|---|
| Date | early 18th century 18th century |
| Medium | Bobbin lace, point d'Angleterre |
| Classification | Textiles-Laces |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | The Mabel Metcalf Fahnestock Collection, the gift of Ruth Fahnestock Schermerorn and Faith Fahnestock, 1933 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Edging” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated early 18th century. It is executed in bobbin lace, point d'angleterre 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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Dated to early 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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