Fragment of a Band with Abstract Pattern
Unknown Artist
17th-18th century
Medium
Needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in two directions); bleached linen (est.)
Dimensions
8.2 × 21.6 cm
Classification
Lace
Department
Textiles
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Myrta Leonora Jones
Accession Number
1919.783
About this artwork
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.