Curator

  • Art Institute Chicago
  • Harvard art museum
  • My Exhibition
Porcelain lobed tureen and a stand with raised branch handles and finial terminating in applied flowers and leaves. Blue scale ground decorated with exotic birds in bright colors.

Fragment (Border)

16th century

Italy

Italy

Linen, needle lace on a plain weave cut and drawn thread grid; glass beads; embroidered in double hem and overcast stitches

Textiles