Flounce

Bartolomeo Danieli

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

This needle lace flounce is in the style of Bartolomeo Danieli, whose lace pattern books were published during the first half of the seventeenth century. The lace displays an extremely high level of technical expertise. Typical of the period is the repeating pattern of vases with symmetrical, stylized floral forms and scrolling stems. The design was emphasized by the use of a thicker thread to create a slightly raised outline around the vases and stems. This piece was most likely the production of a professional or a convent workshop, as evidenced by the high quality of craftsmanship, in addition to the presence of a coat of arms, which indicates a commissioned work. The arms are those of the Pallavicini family.

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The fifty thousand objects in the Museum's comprehensive and historically important collection of European sculpture and decorative arts reflect the development of a number of art forms in Western European countries from the early fifteenth through the early twentieth century. The holdings include sculpture in many sizes and media, woodwork and furniture, ceramics and glass, metalwork and jewelry, horological and mathematical instruments, and tapestries and textiles. Ceramics made in Asia for export to European markets and sculpture and decorative arts produced in Latin America during this period are also included among these works.

Metropolitan Museum of Art