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Source Description
The thick and graphic darning, or area of woven pattern, depicts triangular and circular geometric motifs. In addition to the knotting of the thread (filet/lacis technique), the lace maker used thicker thread to create the bold and heavy pattern.
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Document identity
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100290
label
Fragment of a Band with Geometric Motif
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
100290
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object
title
Fragment of a Band with Geometric Motif
description
The thick and graphic darning, or area of woven pattern, depicts triangular and circular geometric motifs. In addition to the knotting of the thread (filet/lacis technique), the lace maker used thicker thread to create the bold and heavy pattern.
date
1600s–1700s
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
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Q79491551
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Lace
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 5.5 x 15.8 cm (2 3/16 x 6 1/4 in.)
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Spain
accession
1919.784
Source extras
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Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in two directions)
tombstone
Fragment of a Band with Geometric Motif, 1600s–1700s. Spain. Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in two directions); overall: 5.5 x 15.8 cm (2 3/16 x 6 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Myrta Leonora Jones, 1919.784
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 05:25:45.976000
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100290
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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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1
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0
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photo
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