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These gloves dated between 1615 and 1625 at the V&A look so much like the patterns from Bretschneider. The book,…

Reusing parts of older textiles is a big part of current trends, but it isn’t new. I enjoy seeing how…

Columbines and de Sera. The style is so distinctive and the execution of this 17th century piece of voided work…

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Loads and loads of metal bobbin lace as trim on this gorgeous dress in a portrait by Scipione Pulzone, Portrait…

As beautiful as the silk and silver floral sprays and gilt lace on this set of embroidered pillow covers in…

Extant embroidered net with the Poseidon pattern from Vinciolo’s _Les Singuliers et Nouveaux Portraicts_. The page is from the Met’s…

This incredible marble funerary sculpture of Marguerite de Mandelot is a current fascination. Held at The Museum of Art and…

We’ve talked before about how patterns are used in various ways in multiple mediums and techniques. Therefore, I decided to…

Ran across this beautiful portrait by Frans Pourbus the Elder that was auctioned at Bonhams in London, December 17, 2020…