Cloth with One Figure of a Woman Carrying a Cross Surrounded by Floral and Vegetal Patterns
Unknown Artist
18th century
Medium
Needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in two directions), alternating reticella squares (open cutwork) and bobbin lace edging; bleached linen (est.)
Dimensions
196.7 × 130.6 cm
Classification
Lace
Department
Textiles
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
The Frances McIntosh Sherwin Collection
Accession Number
1936.94
About this artwork
The only figure represented on this large lace cloth is located in the center. The figure is a woman, shown in profile, carrying a cross, standing on top of a creature or within a vessel shaped like a creature.