Images
https://piction.clevelandart.org/cma/ump.di?e=A7DDB2C3474287A041A516B23EFB3D5E836D3338294FA04651C4EB2282EAD917&s=24247294&se=1451052918&v=0&f=1920.1127_o2.jpg
Jun 23, 2011
Fragment of a Band with Abstract Pattern
Fragment of a Band with Abstract Pattern
1500s-1600s
Needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in one and two directions); unbleached and bleached linen (est.)
Overall: 6.4 x 26.4 cm (2 1/2 x 10 3/8 in.)
Gift of J. H. Wade 1920.1127
Location
Download and Share
Did you know?
This piece has a counterpart at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (20.186.29).
Description
The darker ground of unbleached linen allows the meandering pattern completed in the filet/lacis technique using bleached linen to prominently stand out.
Contact us
The information about this object, including provenance, may not be currently accurate. If you notice a mistake or have additional information about this object, please email collectionsdata@clevelandart.org.
To request more information about this object, study images, or bibliography, contact the Ingalls Library Reference Desk.
All images and data available through Open Access can be downloaded for free. For images not available through Open Access, a detail image, or any image with a color bar, request a digital file from Image Services.