Band with Various Fantastic Creatures and Vegetal Patterns
Unknown Artist
19th century
Medium
Needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in two directions); bleached linen (est.)
Dimensions
24.7 × 316.5 cm
Classification
Lace
Department
Textiles
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Bequest of Louise Tifft Brown
Accession Number
1933.343
About this artwork
The reversed and backward orientation of many of the squares in this band of lace suggests that this was not their original layout. They were most likely taken apart and later joined back together in a disoriented manner.