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Fragment of a Corner with Floral Motif
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About this work
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.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineFragment of a Corner with Floral Motif, 1600s–1700s. Spain. Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in two directions); overall: 12.5 x 14.1 cm (4 15/16 x 5 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Myrta Leonora Jones, 1919.777
