Fragment of a Band with Floral Motif
Unknown Artist
17th-18th century
Medium
Needle lace (knotted ground and darned in two directions); bleached linen (est.)
Dimensions
7.6 × 20.7 cm
Classification
Lace
Department
Textiles
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Myrta Leonora Jones
Accession Number
1919.782
About this artwork
Though this fragment of lace is completed in the filet/lacis technique, the floral motif imitates a form of needle lace particular to Spain known as Ruedas or Sol Lace, due to its radial patterns.