Woman with Lace Making Pillow, Self-Referential Antique Bobbin Lace Doily in Original Frame Italian opera painting which I found this in

which I found this in

but the other holds it closed just fine

but the two sides now seem pretty firmly joined

but it could be treated with a little scratch cover)

Woman with Lace Making Pillow, Self-Referential Antique Bobbin Lace Doily in Original Frame Italian opera painting which I found this inA 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