Cleveland Museum of Art
Lace Edging
- Date
- 1700s
- Medium
- Linen: bobbin lace design on mesh ground
- Culture
- Italy, Milan
- Department
- Textiles
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
The IHS symbol can be seen in this piece of lace. It is a monogram representing the first three letters of Jesus’s name in Greek: iota , eta , and sigma . It serves as a visual abbreviation of Jesus Christ and is often found on ecclesiastical textiles.
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