Cleveland Museum of Art

Fragment of a Band with Floral Motif

Date

1700s or early 1800s

Medium

Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in one direction)

Culture

Spain

Department

Textiles

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

Though it is a small fragment, this piece of lace is simple and honest in its decorative quality. The focus is on the abstract floral motif, which stands out with its thick darning against the unadorned diamond ground netting. 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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