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Border with Floral Motifs
19th century
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
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.
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Details
- Title: Border with Floral Motifs
- Date Created: 19th century
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 27.9 x 316.2 cm (11 x 124 1/2 in.)
- Type: Lace
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1933.317
- Medium: Needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in one direction); bleached linen (est.)
- Fun Fact: 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.
- Department: Textiles
- Culture: Italy, Sardinia, 19th century
- Credit Line: Bequest of Louise Tifft Brown
- Collection: Textiles
- Accession Number: 1933.317
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