{"meta":{"version":"2.1","_links":{"self":{"href":"https://api.vam.ac.uk/v2/object/O77717"},"collection_page":{"href":"https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O77717/"}},"images":{"_primary_thumbnail":"https://framemark.vam.ac.uk/collections/2006AM3586/full/!100,100/0/default.jpg","_iiif_image":"https://framemark.vam.ac.uk/collections/2006AM3586/","_alt_iiif_image":[],"imageResolution":"high","_images_meta":[{"assetRef":"2006AM3586","copyright":"©Victoria and Albert Museum, London","sensitiveImage":false},{"assetRef":"2006AM3587","copyright":"©Victoria and Albert Museum, London","sensitiveImage":false}]},"see_also":{"_iiif_pres":"https://iiif.vam.ac.uk/collections/O77717/manifest.json","_alt_iiif_pres":[]}},"record":{"systemNumber":"O77717","accessionNumber":"762-1890","objectType":"Lace border","titles":[],"summaryDescription":"<b>Object Type</b><br>The needle lace made in Venice in the second half of the 17th century varied in scale from heavily padded and boldly patterned borders used for furnishing to delicate, multi-layered dress lace, like this piece. This is a type known now as <i>point de neige</i>, from the resemblance of its tiny details to snowflake crystals.<br><br><b>Ownership & Use</b><br>Between the 1660s and 1690s both  men and women increasingly used the wearing of extravagant displays of lace as a mark of wealth and status. The showiest effects were achieved with lace worn at the throat and at the wrist, setting off the face and hands. A fashionable man might even trim his boot hose with matching lace borders. Delicate lace such as this was particularly suitable for the elaborate headdresses of women.<br><br><b>Trading</b><br>In an attempt to protect the English lace industry, a royal proclamation was issued in 1662 forbidding the import or sale of foreign lace. The Royal Family was exempt from this prohibition, and it also seems to have been flouted widely by members of the court and other fashionable people, because Venetian needle lace continued to be freely sold and worn in London.","physicalDescription":"Lace border","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Unknown","id":"A1848"},"association":{"text":"","id":""},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"lace","id":"AAT132861"}],"techniques":[{"text":"lace making","id":"AAT53651"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Raised needle lace","categories":[{"text":"Textiles","id":"THES48885"},{"text":"Lace","id":"THES48926"},{"text":"Europeana Fashion Project","id":"THES265804"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"T&F","id":"THES48601"},"images":["2006AM3586","2006AM3587"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"007","id":"THES392786"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Border","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Venice","id":"x29237"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1660-1690","earliest":"1660-01-01","latest":"1690-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"Bequeathed by Mrs Harriet Bolckow","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Length","value":"261.6","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"continuous loop","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"9.75","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"Dimensions checked: Measured; 27/07/2000 by KB\n\nTo be shown part rolled","marksAndInscriptions":[],"objectHistory":"","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"lace, 1660-90, Italian; Venetian rose-point","bibliographicReferences":[],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[{"text":"British Galleries:\nIn the late 17th century, Italian needle lace was one of the most elaborate and expensive forms of lace. This long (2.6m) border might have decorated a woman's gown. To protect the home trade in lace, importing Italian lace into Britain was made illegal after 1662 (except for royalty), though in fact it was freely sold and worn in London.","date":{"text":"27/03/2003","earliest":"2003-03-27","latest":"2003-03-27"}}],"partNumbers":["762-1890"],"accessionNumberNum":"762","accessionNumberPrefix":"","accessionYear":1890,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":["2019LP6888","2019LP6744","2019LU9781"],"recordModificationDate":"2025-04-25","recordCreationDate":"2003-03-27","availableToBook":false}}