Lace

Object number2008.105.7

Date1930-1960

MediumLinen

Credit LineGift of Antonella Di Ianni

DescriptionLinen lace, diamond. Eight-pointed star in center with flower in its center. Handmade.Dimensions2 x 4 in. (5.1 x 10.2 cm)
Historical NotesExample of lace work created by donor Antonella Di Ianni. Donor came to Pittsburgh in 1959 and worked for Horne's Department Store as a seamstress. She has worked as a master lacemaker in the Pittsburgh area, having learnt the craft when she was a young girl in Italy. Part of a collection related to the Italian folk art practice of lacemaking or bobbin lace, as practiced in the town of Pescocostanzo, Abruzzo, Italy. An immigrant from Italy, donor Antonella Di Ianni used these tools to make lacework as taught to her by her mother and grandmother.

Related institution Joseph Horne Company (1849 - 1994)

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