Fragment of a Border with Floral Motif

Cleveland Museum of Art

Fragment of a Border with Floral Motif

Date
1700s
Medium
Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in one and two directions)
Culture
Spain
Department
Textiles
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID
100248

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The scalloped bottom edge of this lace fragment indicates that it was originally meant as the border for a larger work of lace or other textile. Myrta Leonora Jones, the donor of this work, was a women’s rights activist in Cleveland in the early 20th century.

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Credit line
Gift of Myrta Leonora Jones
Provenance
Gift of Myrta Leonora Jones (Mrs. Henry White Cannon)

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