Cloth with Border of Vegetal Pattern
Unknown Artist
19th century
Medium
Plain weave linen with needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in two directions); bleached linen (est.)
Dimensions
91 × 141.7 cm
Classification
Lace
Department
Textiles
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Bequest of Louise Tifft Brown
Accession Number
1933.336
About this artwork
A scrolling vine with budding vegetation or a tendril motif is a recurring pattern in needle lace. The frequent use of the motif, adapted in lace from different centuries and regions, suggests that it was found in a pattern book.