Band with Floral Vine Pattern

Cleveland Museum of Art

Band with Floral Vine Pattern

Date
c. 1850–70
Medium
Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in one direction)
Culture
Spain, c. 1850-70
Department
Textiles
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art

This piece of lace is simple and honest in its decorative quality. The focus is on the floral vine, which stands out with its thick darning against the unadorned diamond ground netting. The word lace derives from the Latin laqueus , meaning noose .

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