Tue Apr 30, 2019 06:05 PM

Morning Modelbuch (5/1/2019)

16th Century Italian cuff with acorns. From the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Accession #1992.46.1.2 https://art.famsf.org/cuff-19924612

They have a matching collar. It is close to complete with a length of around 2 feet, but it is missing some points. Dimensions are 10.2 x 62.2 cm (4 x 24 1/2 in.) https://art.famsf.org/collar-fragment-19924611

Acorns show up frequently in both lace and embroidery. Here are a couple Giacomo Franco’s 1596 _Nuova inventione de diverse mostre cosi di punto in aere come di reticelli_ https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k1510833s/f23.item

Similar page in Parasole https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b10548026j/f18.item