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Fragment with Wide Circular Pattern
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About this work
The mezza mandolina technique produces an irregular mesh netting, as opposed to the uniform knotted netting of filet/lacis needle lace. This piece gains the overall effect of the mesh netting through the lace maker’s use of large and small circular patterns.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineFragment with Wide Circular Pattern, 1500s–1600s. Italy. Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, mezza mandolina; overall: 11.4 x 17.5 cm (4 1/2 x 6 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1920.1125
