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Fragment of a Border with Floral Motif
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Fragment of a Border with Floral Motif

1700s · Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in one and two directions)

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

The scalloped bottom edge of this lace fragment indicates that it was originally meant as the border for a larger work of lace or other textile.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineFragment of a Border with Floral Motif, 1700s. Spain. Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in one and two directions); overall: 30.1 x 37.6 cm (11 7/8 x 14 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Myrta Leonora Jones, 1919.745

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