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Border — Brussels

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Written by: Daniel VolkovContributing Writer · Furniture & Decorative Arts
Asian Art · Catalogue no. 209054
Brussels

Border

StatusReference work · Not for sale
Held byArt Institute of Chicago
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Artist / MakerBrussels
Date1850/75
Culture / OriginBrussels
MediumCotton and linen, mixed lace known as "Brussels application lace:" bobbin and needle laces applied to machine-made net
Dimensions11 × 426.8 cm (4 3/8 × 168 in.); Warp repeat: H.: 3.7 cm (1 1/2 in.)
DepartmentTextiles
TypeTextile
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After a design by an unidentified Flemish artist — Brussels Full biography →

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Image & data: Art Institute of Chicago, CC0 / Public Domain.

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