EditorialLes Heures de la Duchesse de Bourgogne: Nativity; initial " D". In the margin courtly games; Godfather and angels. French, around 1450. MS 76 / 1362.
EditorialUntitled (H?tel de la Duchesse-Anne). Joseph Cornell; American, 1903-1972. Date: 1957. Dimensions: 17 5/8 ? 12 1/4 ? 4 7/16 in. Box construction. Origin: United States.
EditorialStrip of bobbin lace with the bunches of grapes, Strip of natural-colored bobbin lace: duchesse lace. An open pattern of a short branch with two vine leaves and a bunch of grapes stands on an open braided soil. In turns, a leaf and the cluster form the...
EditorialCollar of mixed lace with heart-shaped leaves, Collar of natural-colored mixed lace: Brussels duchesse lace. Rectangular model with a kink in the middle. A small reserve of c-volutes, with a rose inside on a fine mesh ground (needle side), stands in th...
EditorialCollar from bobbin lace with volute drinks, Collar from natural-colored bobbin lace: duchesse lace. U-shaped neckline with sharp points on the front and sides with corners that lie like points over the shoulders. The symmetrical pattern consists of vol...
EditorialMadame La Duchesse de Mortemart. Dimensions: overall: 31.5 x 20.9 cm (12 3/8 x 8 1/4 in.). Medium: watercolor with gray wash and touches of gouache over red and black chalks on wove paper.
EditorialTapestry lining for tester (ciel for lit ? la duchesse en imp?riale), ca. 1780?90, French, Beauvais, Silk and wool (20-25 warps per inch, 8-11 per centimeter), Overall: H. 87 ? W. 72 in. (221 ? 182.9 cm), Textiles-Tapestries, As its full-size domed can...
EditorialTwo Fragments of a Border. Belgium, Bruges. Date: 1880-1900. Dimensions: a: 9.7 ? 16.9 cm (3 7/8 ? 6 5/8 in.) b: 9.5 ? 17.5 cm (3 3/4 ? 6 7/8 in.) Width repeat: 9.9 cm (3 7/8 in.). Cotton, bobbin part lace of a type known as "Duchesse de Bruges". Ori...