The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of March 29, 2023

Fragment of a Band with Abstract Pattern

17th-18th century

Spain, 17th-18th century

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

Overall: 8.2 x 21.6 cm (3 1/4 x 8 1/2 in.)

Gift of Myrta Leonora Jones 1919.783

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

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.

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/1919.783