Thread

Object number2008.105.4

Date1930-1939

OriginPescocostanzo, Italy

MediumLinen

Credit LineGift of Antonella Di Ianni

DescriptionBunch of beige linen thread, loose.Dimensions4 x 12 in. (10.2 x 30.5 cm)
Historical NotesLinen thread--from Pescocostanzo, Italy, birthplace of donor Antonella Di Ianni--used to make bobbin lace by the donor. 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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