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Lace Edging
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About this work
The IHS symbol can be seen in this piece of lace. It is a monogram representing the first three letters of Jesus’s name in Greek: iota , eta , and sigma . It serves as a visual abbreviation of Jesus Christ and is often found on ecclesiastical textiles.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineLace Edging, 1700s. Italy, Milan. Linen: bobbin lace design on mesh ground; average: 11.5 x 129.6 cm (4 1/2 x 51 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Louise Tifft Brown, 1933.304
