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A work made of linen and horsehair, "point d'argentan" needle lace with whipped mesh ground.

Border, 1880s/90s

A work made of linen, "point d'alençon" needle lace.

Border, 1830s/40s

A work made of linen, "point d'argentan" needle lace with buttonholed mesh ground.

Border, 1750s

A work made of linen, "point d'alencon" needle lace.

Fragment (Border), 1850/1900

A work made of linen, twenty-four squares of square netting (filet) embroidered in cloth, darning, and twined double running stitches; alternating with twenty-four squares of linen, plain weave; cut and drawn thread work embroidered in cross, darning, interlocking lace, overcast, and satin stitches; knots, overcast bars, buttonhole, darned, and woven wheels; needle lace filling; appliquéd with plain weave and embroidered in back, bullion, cross, half cross, detached chain, double running, running, satin, single satin, surface satin, and stem stitches; buttonhole wheels, eyelet holes, and french knots; edged with bobbin straight lace.

Cover, c. 1620/30

A work made of cotton, "point de gaze" needle lace.

Collar, 1880/90

A work made of cotton "point de gaze" needle lace.

Dress Flounce, 1860s (probably 1862 or 1867)

A work made of linen needle lace.

Border, 1634/66

A work made of linen needle lace with woven tape.

Border, 1675/1725(imitation of 17th century Venetian needle lace)

A work made of leather and stone; joined and oversewn with cotton needle lace; cotton pom pom.

Study (Leather and Stone with Needle Lace), 1973-76

Claire Zeisler

A work made of .1 and .8: cotton wound ball, oversewn with cotton needle lace .2: cotton wound ball and leather (suede) covered stone, joined and oversewn with cotton needle lace .3, .4, .5 and .6: leather (suede) covered stone, edged with cotton needle lace .7: cotton wound ball and leather (suede) strip joined and over sewn in needle lace.

Eight Study Samples, 1970-76

Claire Zeisler

A work made of stone covered with wool and rayon felt; oversewn with cotton needle lace.

Study (Stone Covered with Felt and Needle Lace), 1970-76

Claire Zeisler

Stone Covered with Suede and Needle Lace

Stone Covered with Suede and Needle Lace, 1950-91

Claire Zeisler

A work made of wool fibers, matted and edged with cotton needle lace.

Study (Woll and Needle Lace), 1976

Claire Zeisler

A work made of wool fibers, wrapped with cotton and needle lace.

Study (Embroiderd Wool), 1950-91

Claire Zeisler

A work made of .1: leather (suede); drawing in ink; joined to suede-covered stone and wool felt with cotton needle lace; appliquéd with suede with cotton in buttonhole stitches .2 and .3: leather (suede); stone attached and oversewn with cotton in buttonhole simple looping .4: stone covered with leather (suede) and embroidered with cotton in buttonhole and simple looping.

Four Study Samples, 1973-76

Claire Zeisler

A work made of linen, plain weave; edged with linen needle lace with raised details.

Corporal, c. 1680

Study (Wrapped Sphere)

Study (Wrapped Sphere), 1970-76

Claire Zeisler

Study (Wrapped Sphere)

Study (Wrapped Sphere), 1970-76

Claire Zeisler

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

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