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Point lace. Reticella

Medium/TechniqueLace, point, Reticella
Dimensions21 x 75 cm (8 1/4 x 29 1/2 in.); Legacy dimension: .75 x .21
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Albertine W. F. Valentine, residuary legatee under the will of Hervey E. Wetzel
Accession number19.744
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenanceBy 1914, Hervey E. Wetzel (b. 1888 - d. 1918), Boston; 1918, by inheritance from her cousin, Mrs. Albertine W. F. Valentine, Chicago [see note 1]; 1919, gift of Mrs. Albertine W. F. Valentine, residuary legatee under the will of Hervey E. Wetzel, to the MFA. (Accession date: March 31, 1919)

Notes:
[1] See Wetzel's will of November 8, 1918.
16th–17th century
17th century?
17th century
probably 17th century
16th–17th century
16th–17th century