Linen Collection (page 15)

Insertion with Cardinals Coat-of-Arms, Italy, 1675 / 1725. Creator: Unknown
Insertion with Cardinals Coat-of-Arms, Italy, 1675/1725

Table Frontal, Italy, 17th century. Creator: Unknown
Table Frontal, Italy, 17th century

Flounce, Milan, 1701 / 50. Creator: Unknown
Flounce, Milan, 1701/50

Fragment (Border), Italy, 1650 / 1700. Creator: Unknown
Fragment (Border), Italy, 1650/1700

Border (From an Altar Cloth), Milan, 1725 / 75. Creator: Unknown
Border (From an Altar Cloth), Milan, 1725/75

Two Fragments, Italy, 13th / 14th century. Creator: Unknown
Two Fragments, Italy, 13th/14th century

Two Fragments, Italy, 1350 / 1400. Creator: Unknown
Two Fragments, Italy, 1350/1400

Flounce, Italy, 1660 / 80. Creator: Unknown
Flounce, Italy, 1660/80

Sampler, Italy, 18th / 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Sampler, Italy, 18th/19th century

Border (From a Cover), Italy, Probably 1650 / 1700. Creator: Unknown
Border (From a Cover), Italy, Probably 1650/1700

Collar (Made from a Border), Venice, Late 17th century. Creator: Unknown
Collar (Made from a Border), Venice, Late 17th century

Cope, Italy, 1601 / 75. Creator: Unknown
Cope, Italy, 1601/75

Fragment (Border), Venice, 1675 / 1700. Creator: Unknown
Fragment (Border), Venice, 1675/1700

Altar Frontal, Italy, Late 17th century. Creator: Unknown
Altar Frontal, Italy, Late 17th century

Collar and Cuffs (From a Border), Venice, Late 17th century. Creator: Unknown
Collar and Cuffs (From a Border), Venice, Late 17th century

Five Borders, Italy, 1620 / 40. Creator: Unknown
Five Borders, Italy, 1620/40

Fragment, Italy, 1350-1400. Creator: Unknown
Fragment, Italy, 1350-1400

Border, Italy, 1575 / 1625 (straight lace: 1701 / 50). Creator: Unknown
Border, Italy, 1575/1625 (straight lace: 1701/50)

Flounce, Italy, 1675 / 1700. Creator: Unknown
Flounce, Italy, 1675/1700

Fragment (Border), Venice, 1630s. Creator: Unknown
Fragment (Border), Venice, 1630s

Borders, Italy, 1875 / 1900 (based on French lace of 1760s). Creator: Unknown
Borders, Italy, 1875/1900 (based on French lace of 1760s)

Fragment, Spain, 13th century. Creator: Unknown
Fragment, Spain, 13th century

Panel (Made from Six Joined Insertions), Italy, 1551 / 1625. Creator: Unknown
Panel (Made from Six Joined Insertions), Italy, 1551/1625

Two Cravat Ends, Italy, 1701 / 25. Creator: Unknown
Two Cravat Ends, Italy, 1701/25

Collar, Italy, probably 1750 / 1800. Creator: Unknown
Collar, Italy, probably 1750/1800

Chalice Cover, Italy, Late 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Chalice Cover, Italy, Late 19th century

Border, Italy, 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Border, Italy, 18th century

Corporal, Italy, 1601 / 25. Creator: Unknown
Corporal, Italy, 1601/25

Border, Italy, 1725 / 50. Creator: Unknown
Border, Italy, 1725/50

Panel, Spain, 1501 / 50. Creator: Unknown
Panel, Spain, 1501/50

Panel (From a Settee), England, 1745 / 55. Creator: Unknown
Panel (From a Settee), England, 1745/55

Flounce, Italy, 1701 / 25. Creator: Unknown
Flounce, Italy, 1701/25

Border, Northern Italy, Probably 19th century (copy of early 17th century pattern)

Border, Italy, 1770s / 80s. Creator: Unknown
Border, Italy, 1770s/80s

Flounce (Incomplete), Italy, 1650 / 1700. Creator: Unknown
Flounce (Incomplete), Italy, 1650/1700

Fragment (Border), Italy, 1601 / 50. Creator: Unknown
Fragment (Border), Italy, 1601/50

Border, Italy, 1701 / 50. Creator: Unknown
Border, Italy, 1701/50

Border, Milan, 1650 / 1775. Creator: Unknown
Border, Milan, 1650/1775

Two Border Fragments, Milan, 1675 / 1725. Creator: Unknown
Two Border Fragments, Milan, 1675/1725

Border, Milan, 1701 / 50. Creator: Unknown
Border, Milan, 1701/50

Fragment from an Orphrey, Florence, 1360s. Creator: Unknown
Fragment from an Orphrey, Florence, 1360s

Fragment (Border), Burano, 1760s. Creator: Unknown
Fragment (Border), Burano, 1760s

Three Fragments (Border), Aquila, 1675 / 1750. Creator: Unknown
Three Fragments (Border), Aquila, 1675/1750

Fragment, Lucca, 13th century. Creator: Unknown
Fragment, Lucca, 13th century

Panel (Dress Fabric), France, c. 1711. Creator: Unknown
Panel (Dress Fabric), France, c. 1711

Panel, France, 1760 / 65. Creator: Unknown
Panel, France, 1760/65

Cushion Cover, England, 1701 / 25. Creator: Unknown
Cushion Cover, England, 1701/25

Sampler, England, 1799. Creator: Elizabeth Dudley
Sampler, England, 1799

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