The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of August 13, 2022

Fragment with Floral Motif

17th-18th century

Spain, 17th-18th century

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

Overall: 14.6 x 15.1 cm (5 3/4 x 5 15/16 in.)

Gift of Myrta Leonora Jones 1919.775

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 this fragment of lace is completed in the filet/lacis technique, the floral motif imitates a form of needle lace particular to Spain, known as Ruedas or Sol Lace, due to its radial patterns.

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/1919.775