Fri Jul 16, 2021 09:12 AM

July 16, 2021

Needlepoint (Cutwork) and Bobbin Lace Panel, late 16th century, possibly Venetian from the Cleveland Museum of Art’s collection. https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1920.1134

I really liked the variety of shapes in the open panels as well as the rich texture of the white on white embroidery. It reminds me of the layout of a formal garden.

We see similar work within a few of the cutwork bavari patterns in “Ornamento nobile per ogni gentil matrona” by Isabella Catanea Parasole. Dated 1610

https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b10526091w/f1.item