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Plate XXXVI. NEEDLE-POINT BORDER OF FLAT NEEDLE-POINT LACE, CALLED PUNTO IN ARIA
The design of open scrolling and continuous floral stems is arranged to form points alternately of carnations and hyacinths and includes stags, hounds, peacocks and other animals: the Visconti crest—a crowned serpent—is introduced, and the stems sometimes twist into true lovers' knots. This piece was probably made for a wedding.
4 ft. 3 in. × 5½ in.
Venetian, 16th century
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