| Accession Nr.: | 54.188.1 |
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| Date of production: |
mid 18th century
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| Place of production: | Northern Italy |
| Materials: | ivory; pillow (bobbin) lace; silver foil |
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| Techniques: | carved; gilded; pierced |
| Dimensions: |
height: 27,8 cm
width: 50 cm
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The uncoloured lace leaf consists of an unending pattern of meandering tendrils coiling inwards. On the sticks there are doves and baskets of flowers framed in garlands. On the guard-sticks roses can be seen among scallop ornamentation. Earlier exhibited as Viennese work from c. 1780.
Literature
- Maros Donka Szilvia: Bájos semmiségek. Az Iparművészeti Múzeum legyezőgyűjteménye (1700-1920). Balassi Kiadó - Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 2002. - Nr. 18.
