Mat in 'Venetian' lace

• Reference:GB 1694 NDS/F/10
• Dates of Creation:1920s-1930s
• Name of Creator:
  Not available / given
• Physical Description:
  1 item

• Scope and Content

  Cypriot. A type of needlemade lace worked in varieties of buttonhole stitch which has been made since the Venetian occupation of Cyprus in the 15th and 16th centuries. This rather stiff lace, produced mainly for tourists, was derived from Italian reticella lace. Design of figures dancing to Pan's pipes.

• Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

  Dimensions: 320 x 465 mm

• Appraisal Information

  This material has been appraised in line with Glasgow School of Art Archives and Collections standard procedures.

• Additional Information

  Published