Chalice cover
Unknown Maker
Square punto in aria needle lace chalice cover with a biblical subject, possibly Christ at Gethsemane, in the center field, surrounded by a double border of highly stylized floral forms.
Credit: Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma Greenleaf
17th century
Medium: linen Technique: needle lace Label: linen needle lace
1962-50-20
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
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