Framed Antique Italian Figural Bobbin Lace Table Runner

Framed antique Italian bobbin lace table runner; good condition, archival framing, non glare glass. The handwork in this lace table runner is truly accommplished. Bobbin lace is a lace textile made by braiding and twisting lengths of thread, which are wound on bobbins to manage them. As the work progresses, the weaving is held in place with pins set in a lace pillow, the placement of the pins usually determined by a pattern or pricking pinned on the pillow.