Cleveland Museum of Art
Border with Floral Motifs
- Date
- 1800s
- Medium
- Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in one direction)
- Culture
- Italy, Sardinia
- Department
- Textiles
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Object ID
- 114036
From the Cleveland Museum of Art record
A tendril motif is a recurring pattern in needle lace. The frequent use of the motif, adapted in lace from different centuries and regions, suggests that it was found in a pattern book. Here, the pattern is unusually ornate with additional swirling and flowering motifs. This lace was given to the museum by Louise Tifft Brown, a native Clevelander who became an expert in lace while living in Venice for 35 years.
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- Credit line
- Bequest of Louise Tifft Brown
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