Lace Handkerchief (1850–99): Art, History and Details
Lace Handkerchief at the Cleveland Museum of Art: 1850–99, Plain weave cotton (est.): needle lace (cutwork and drawnwork) and embroidery. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Lace Handkerchief (1850–99) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.
The work and its context
The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:
The embroidery on this handkerchief depicts the Battle of Calatafini in 1860 and the hero Garibaldi in Palermo. The inscription reads: Combattimento di Calatafini" and L'erce Garibaldi in Palermo."
Object facts
- Title: Lace Handkerchief
- Date: 1850–99
- Culture: Italy
- Type: Embroidery
- Technique: Plain weave cotton (est.): needle lace (cutwork and drawnwork) and embroidery
- Dimensions: Overall: 45.1 x 45.1 cm (17 3/4 x 17 3/4 in.)
- Collection: T - Lace
- Department: Textiles
- Accession number: 1923.1093
Collection credit
Gift of Mrs. James H. Dempsey
View the collection record
See the museum's photographs and full catalogue entry. Catalogue text is reproduced from the Cleveland Museum of Art's open-access data, with HTML formatting removed. This object and its supplied image are designated CC0.
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