Italian Valli Varaita e Maira border

4.5" x 122" (11.43cm x 309.88cm)
Excellent condition. (check to see if it is linen or cotton, probably cotton)
Need thread analysis.

Recent research is indicating these heavy cotton laces probably originate in the Val Variata and Maira areas, and are freehand laces. The primary reference for these laces is "De Bères e d'escufie: Cuffie e merletti a fuselli della Valli Varaita Maira". The book does not show examples with the fan-like lower border, but it is dedicated to lace on headdresses, not more practical borders. This particular pattern is not illustrated in the book.

accession number 2011.1.039
first posted 04/06/2012
revised 07/04/2021
revised 12/14/2021 moved to Val Varaita e Maira