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Punta in aria lace
Punto a folgiamo lace
Lace
Punta in aria lace
Punto a folgiamo lace
Italian
17th century
Medium/Technique
Linen needle lace
Dimensions
Other (Height x width): 13.7 × 93 cm (5 3/8 × 36 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of James William Paige
Accession Number95.916
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CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionPunto in aria or punto a fogliamo needle lace. The design consists of a row of eight squares in a double border. The squares are filled in with pattern of pomegranate fruit and foliage that alternates 90 degrees. The the end square on the right side is slightly longer than others.
Provenance1895, bequest of James William Paige (b. 1835 - d. 1894), Boston, to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 16, 1895)