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Panel, 17th–18th century
This is a Panel. It was collected by William A. Clark. It is dated 17th–18th century and we acquired it in 2018. Its medium is linen, cotton. It is a part of the department.
Point de France Flounce
(Needlepoint Lace)
French, late 17th century
The high consumption of foreign laces was so detrimental to the French economy that Louis XIV's minister, Jean-Baptiste Colbert, established a domestic industry in about 1665. In order to manufacture laces comparable to the popular imported Italian and Flemish work, Colbert brought lace makers of these two nationalities to France to help in the formation of the industry. In time the French laces developed characteristics of their own. For example, the randomly placed bars of the Venetian needlepoint lace soon evolved into a regular six-sided mesh ground in the French points, as can be seen in this beautiful flounce of point de France. The influence of the great French designer, Jean Berain, is evident in the light and airy ground, the delicate architectural devices, and the variety of whimsical embellishments.
Bequest of William A. Clark 26.200
This object was
transferred from
The Corcoran Gallery of Art.
It is credited Gift from the Trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art, William A. Clark Collection.
Its dimensions are
H x W: 42.2 × 348 cm (16 5/8 in. × 11 ft. 5 in.)
Cite this object as
Panel, 17th–18th century; Collected by William A. Clark ((American, 1839–1925)); linen, cotton; H x W: 42.2 × 348 cm (16 5/8 in. × 11 ft. 5 in.); Gift from the Trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art, William A. Clark Collection; 2018-50-9
