Name/Title
RENTICELLA TABLE RUNNEREntry/Object ID
98.39.3.1Description
Color: White
A Renticella Italian handmade lace runner, ca. 1920s. The piece, which has a pinkish cast to it, has an outer edge of open work, featuring, at the top and bottom edges, a series of spoked circles and, at the left and right sides, three groupings of paired and joined human figures and, between the figures, radial designs with three rings and spokes. The spoked circles found on the top and bottom edges are also interspersed at the left and right. The main portion of the piece is a plain panel with embroidered and open work around the edges with the former resembling birds with raised wings and the latter constituting square patterns with diamond shapes within and rectangular patterns with a diamond shape in the center and bell-like designs on either side. There are also groupings of five joined diamonds. Having been unused, the artifact is in good condition with no signs of wear or damage.Lexicon
Search Terms
Three-dimensional, Runners (furniture coverings), Household linens, Table setting and decoration, Lace and lace makingLegacy Lexicon
Object Name
Runners (Furniture Coverings)