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Source Description
Though this fragment of lace is completed in the filet/lacis technique, the floral motif imitates a form of needle lace particular to Spain, known as <em>Ruedas </em>or <em>Sol </em>Lace, due to its radial patterns.
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Document identity
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100281
label
Fragment with Floral Motif
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object
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Source metadata
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100281
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object
title
Fragment with Floral Motif
description
Though this fragment of lace is completed in the filet/lacis technique, the floral motif imitates a form of needle lace particular to Spain, known as <em>Ruedas </em>or <em>Sol </em>Lace, due to its radial patterns.
date
1600s–1700s
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q79491485
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Lace
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 14.6 x 15.1 cm (5 3/4 x 5 15/16 in.)
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Spain
accession
1919.775
Source extras
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Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in two directions)
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Fragment with Floral Motif, 1600s–1700s. Spain. Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in two directions); overall: 14.6 x 15.1 cm (5 3/4 x 5 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Myrta Leonora Jones, 1919.775
collection
T - Lace
didYouKnow
Myrta Leonora Jones, the donor of this work, was a women’s rights activist in Cleveland in the early 20th century.
citations
citation
"Accessions." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 6, no. 10 (1919): 162.
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Mentioned: p. 162
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Gift of Myrta Leonora Jones
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2026-05-29 05:25:44.464000
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100281
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Textiles
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T - Lace
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Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in two directions)
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