Czech Lace Table Decoration: "Krajka"
Collection: Commercial Connections
Object Category: Decorative Objects, Textiles
Country: Czech Republic
Continent: Europe
Geographic Region: Eastern Europe
This krajka, Czech for lace, is over-embroidered with colored threads. The Czechs have been making lace since the 1400s. In the 17th century, lacemaking spread to the city of Vamberk. There they make a variant of Brussels lace known nowadays as
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