Fragment of a Band with Abstract Pattern
Unknown Artist
1500s-1600s
Medium
needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in one and two directions); unbleached and bleached linen (est.)
Dimensions
6.4 × 26.4 cm
Classification
Lace
Department
Textiles
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of J. H. Wade
Accession Number
1920.1127
About this artwork
The darker ground of unbleached linen allows the meandering pattern completed in the filet/lacis technique using bleached linen to prominently stand out.