
Cleveland Museum of Art
Fragment of a Band with Vines and Leaves
- Date
- 1600s
- Medium
- Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in one and two directions)
- Culture
- Italy, 1600s
- Department
- Textiles
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
A scrolling vine with budding vegetation or a tendril 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. Books of patterns for lace making and other needlework were aimed at well-to-do women and girls to encourage domestic virtue.
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