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Jul 27, 2018
Fragment of a Band with Geometric Motif
Fragment of a Band with Geometric Motif
17th-18th century
Needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in two directions); bleached linen (est.)
Overall: 5.5 x 15.8 cm (2 3/16 x 6 1/4 in.)
Gift of Myrta Leonora Jones 1919.784
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Myrta Leonora Jones, the donor of this work, was a women’s rights activist in Cleveland in the early 20th century.
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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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