Georges Martin and Compagnie des Indes
Black Chantilly Bobbin Lace Fan Leaf
1907
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- Designer: Georges Martin
- Manufacturer: Compagnie des Indes
Black Chantilly Bobbin Lace Fan Leaf
1907
Physical Qualities
Silk, 23 1/2 x 8 in. (59.7 x 20.3 cm.)
Credit Line
The Cone Collection, formed by Dr. Claribel Cone and Miss Etta Cone of Baltimore, Maryland
Object Number
1950.2010.21
Mistakenly identified as a collar in the original listing of the lace
collection, this superb example of Chantilly is a fan leaf, evidence of
which is the area set aside in the design for the fan guard (the outer
most stick to which the end of the fan leaf is attached). However,
there is no evidence to suggest that the leaf was ever mounted for
practical use. This example is of such extraordinary design and
workmanship that it may have been intended as an international
exhibition piece. It is most likely French, the lace of that country
having been described by the jury of the International Exhibition in
1851 as “the most exquisite work . . . combining perfection of design
with surpassing elegance.” Sophisticated techniques have been
employed to accentuate the shading and vary the texture of flora and
foliage in this lace, including the use of several sizes of ground mesh
and various combinations of filling stitches, such as pin-chain and
honeycomb.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1950; Etta Cone.
Collecting Matisse and Modern Masters: The Cone Sisters of Baltimore
Alastair Duncan, Art Nouveau Designers at The Paris Salons 1895-1914, Volume VI: Textiles & Leather, England, Suffolk: Antique Collector's Club/Alastair Duncan, 2002, p. 266 center photo,
BMA Today, Fall 2011 p.30
L'ART DÉCORATIF aux Salons de 1908. Librairie d'Art Décoratif. Armand Guérinet, Editeur. Paris: Armand Guérinet, 1908, pl. 86 . Title on page "Exposition de la Parure précieuse de La Femme (Musée Galliéra), Exposition G. Martin - Dentelles. Photo: Heliotypie E Le Deley Paris.
Karen Levitov, "Collecting Matisse and Modern Masters: The Cone Sisters of Baltimore," New York: The Jewish Museum, 2011, pp. 20, 78, Essay fig. 8, ill.
Ilske Thomsen, "Der Fächer," in Marianne Stang, Anhang zum Buch Chantilly in der Mode, Deutscher Klöppelverband e.V.,[200-?], pp.109-126.
Bennett, Anna Gray, Unfolding Beauty: The Art of the Fan, The Collection of Esther Oldham and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, London:Thames and Hudson,
Marion Preston Bolles, "A Second-Emire Flounce and Border," The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, New series, vol. 1, No. 10 (June, 1943), pp. 300-302.
Bennett, Anna Gray, Unfolding Beauty: The Art of the Fan, The Collection of Esther Oldham and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, London:Thames and Hudson,
Marion Preston Bolles, "A Second-Emire Flounce and Border," The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, New series, vol. 1, No. 10 (June, 1943), pp. 300-302.
