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Fragment of a Band with Geometric Motif
17th-18th century
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
The thick and graphic darning, or area of woven pattern, depicts triangular and circular geometric motifs. In addition to the knotting of the thread (filet/lacis technique), the lace maker used thicker thread to create the bold and heavy pattern.
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- Title: Fragment of a Band with Geometric Motif
- Date Created: 17th-18th century
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 5.5 x 15.8 cm (2 3/16 x 6 1/4 in.)
- Provenance: Gift of Myrta Leonora Jones (Mrs. Henry White Cannon)
- Type: Lace
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1919.784
- Medium: Needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in two directions); bleached linen (est.)
- Fun Fact: Myrta Leonora Jones, the donor of this work, was a women’s rights activist in Cleveland in the early 20th century.
- Department: Textiles
- Culture: Spain, 17th-18th century
- Credit Line: Gift of Myrta Leonora Jones
- Collection: Textiles
- Accession Number: 1919.784
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