{"product_id":"woman-with-lace-making-pillow-self-referential-antique-bobbin-lace-doily-in-original-frame","title":"Woman with Lace Making Pillow, Self-Referential Antique Bobbin Lace Doily in Original Frame","description":"\u003cp\u003eA bit hard to capture this well due to glare, but I've done my best--it is celluloid rather than glass in the frame, original to it, c. 1890s-1900 I believe.  I love a piece of antique handmade figural lace, and I especially love things that are self-referential, and here we have both: a piece of antique handmade bobbin lace with a picture at center of a seated woman with lace-making pillow on her lap. (I've included a photo of the type of pillow used for bobbin lace making for reference in images; types and sizes vary but the essence is the same.) And so for me this feels as much like a conceptual work of art as an example of traditional lace, injecting process--and the presence of its maker--into the form.  (Which takes us to Las Meninas, et al!) Based on a bit of research, I believe the lace here, which is ecru in color, is likely Dutch--and so we can think of Vermeer, too!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Frame 8\" d. Lace 5 3\/8\" d. Celluloid rather than glass. All in very good condition, with a hook original to the frame on the reverse top for hanging. As noted, it is celluloid rather than glass covering the lace. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"critical EYE Finds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47754705043710,"sku":null,"price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0015\/5022\/1382\/files\/IMG_28342.jpg?v=1769618838","url":"https:\/\/www.criticaleyefinds.com\/products\/woman-with-lace-making-pillow-self-referential-antique-bobbin-lace-doily-in-original-frame","provider":"critical EYE Finds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}