The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of September 29, 2023

Fragment of a Band with Floral Motif

18th or early 19th century

Spain, 18th or early 19th century

Needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in one direction); bleached linen (est.)

Overall: 20 x 23 cm (7 7/8 x 9 1/16 in.)

Gift of Myrta Leonora Jones 1919.753

Location

not on view

Fun Fact

Myrta Leonora Jones, the donor of this work, was a women’s rights activist in Cleveland in the early 20th century.

Description

Though it is a small fragment, this piece of lace is simple and honest in its decorative quality. The focus is on the abstract floral motif, which stands out with its thick darning against the unadorned diamond ground netting.

Provenance
Gift of Myrta Leonora Jones (Mrs. Henry White Cannon)
Citations
"Accessions." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 6, no. 10 (1919): 162. Mentioned: p. 162 www.jstor.org
Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1919.753