CENTERPIECE
Creator(s): Unknown
Currently in storage
About this object
A round centerpiece constructed of Burano lace, with the Hours of Hercules as its theme.
- Object name:
- CENTERPIECE
- Made from:
- Silk
- Made in:
- ITALY
- Date made:
- ca. 1900
- Size:
- 83.2 cm (32 3/4 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 45.83
- Class:
- Lace
- Signature marks:
- INSCRIPTION Per ogni oro che passa un ricordo per ogni ora che batte una felicita per ogni ora che viene una speranza Around the center of the piece. This is executed in needle lace.
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973