Milanese Bobbin Lace Flounce for an Alb
1666
Physical Qualities
Linen
, Overall: 144 × 16 1/4 in. (365.8 × 41.3 cm.)
Credit Line
The Cone Collection, formed by Dr. Claribel Cone and Miss Etta Cone of Baltimore, Maryland
Object Number
1950.2022.269
A width cilindrical Milanese Lace flounce for gathering around the botton of a liturgical garment known as al al. The wide bobbin lace is made to be circular without any seam. Composed of scrolling tapes with flowers, birds, fruit, and two other massive motifs, including a coat of arms on one side and a design depicting the Conversion of St. Paul on the road to Damascus.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest, 1949; Etta Cone, Baltimore, MD by bequest, 1929; Claribel Cone, Baltimore, MD by purchase, likely by 1926; possibly Marion's, Paris, France, by 1926
Anita Jones, BMA, "A Legacy of Lace: Selections from The Cone Collection," Mar. 23-Sept. 18, 2005.
