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Band with Floral Vine Pattern
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
This piece of lace is simple and honest in its decorative quality. The focus is on the floral vine, which stands out with its thick darning against the unadorned diamond ground netting.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineBand with Floral Vine Pattern, c. 1850–70. Spain, c. 1850-70. Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in one direction); overall: 13.7 x 104.9 cm (5 3/8 x 41 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Educational Purchase Fund, 1923.876