#6322 $850
Reticella lace/hand-embroidered cloth, late 19th century
Inspired by The Arts and Crafts Movement, many educated Victorians sought alternatives to the mass produced products of the Industrial Revolution. The Movement was an intellectual and aesthetic reaction against the ugliness of machine-made products.
Reticella lace is named for the Italian city where these geometric designs originated in the 15th century. The lace had died out in northern Europe by the early 18th century. Like other antique laces, Reticella owed its revival in the late 19th century to Arts and Craft Movement.
This fine beige linen cloth is embellished with whimsical hand-embroidered birds and handmade Reticella needlepoint lace. The linen lace is worked in a nice variety of geometric patterns. The cloth is bordered with drawn thread work and scallops of Reticella lace.
The condition is excellent.
It measures 46" square.
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