Needlepoint (Point de Gaze) Lace Handkerchief, 1930. linen center with needlepoint lace border, Average: 24.2 x 24.2 cm (9 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.). Gift of Robert Livingston Ireland, Jr. in memory of his mother, Mrs. P. W. Harvey, 1936.731. Copyrighted.

Needlepoint (Point de Gaze) Lace Handkerchief

1930

Maker Unknown

Textiles

Needlepoint (Point de Gaze) Lace Handkerchief, 1930. Belgium, Brussels, 20th century. Linen center with needlepoint lace border; average: 24.2 x 24.2 cm (9 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Robert Livingston Ireland, Jr. in memory of his mother, Mrs. P. W. Harvey 1936.731

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Lace
Formatted Medium: linen center with needlepoint lace border
Medium: linen, center, needlepoint, lace, border
Dimensions: Average: 24.2 x 24.2 cm (9 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: in one corner, monogram "M.J." with crowns of Italy and Belgium over it.
Departments: Textiles
Accession Number: 1936.731
Credit Line: Gift of Robert Livingston Ireland, Jr. in memory of his mother, Mrs. P. W. Harvey
Exhibitions: Laces and Embroideries from the Museum Collection
Rights Statement: Copyrighted