Figurative needle lace panels (punto in aria) depicting a gentleman and a lady, attributed to Jungfrau Pickelmann, southern Germany (Nuremberg?), c. 1600–1620. Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg, inv. nos. Gew 3028 and Gew 3029. Photo: GNM.
Selective Antiquity: The 19th-Century Taste for Heavy Guipure and Early Lace in Museum Collections
Browsing through the lace holdings at the Germanisches Nationalmuseum (GNM) in Nuremberg, one quickly encounters an unexpected curatorial landscape. Rather than an unbroken historical timeline, the collection reveals a decided…
