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Fragment with a Floral (tendril) Motif
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About this work
The light blue ground of this fragment of lace, together with the varying thicknesses of threads used for the ground and the embroidered pattern, create a sense of depth in the textile. The white thread is bleached linen and the blue is linen that has been bleached and dyed.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineFragment with a Floral (tendril) Motif, 1500s–1600s. Italy. Bleached and blue dyed linen (est.): needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in one and two directions); overall: 12.5 x 7.4 cm (4 15/16 x 2 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1920.1126
