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In this fragment, the negative space (the background) is worked in red thread, leaving the positive space (the twining tendrils) the original neutral bleached linen color.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineBand, 1500–1699. Italy. Linen: needle lace (drawnwork); average: 15.3 x 45.8 cm (6 x 18 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1920.1144