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Artist unknown, Isabel de Bourbon, Queen of Spain, First Wife of Philip IV, ca. 1620. Oil on canvas. Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, P001037.
Threads of Power: A History of Lace

Two and a half years in the making, Threads of Power is now open at the Bard Graduate Center Gallery. It is an impressive show that takes a historical…

Detailed and petite lace collar. Unknown, 1610-1620, Standing Band (Collar) with Tassels, Cutwork, needle lace, reticello, punto in aria, embroidery, linen. Gift of Mrs. Edward S. Harkness, 1930. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. .
Handmade Lace & the Forgotten Women Behind the Trade
While much of modern lace is loomed by machine, until the mid-nineteenth century, the art of lacemaking was a painstaking and time-consuming craft produced predominantly by women. Despite being a…