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Source Description
The light blue ground of this fragment of lace, together with the varying thicknesses of threads used for the ground and the embroidered pattern, create a sense of depth in the textile. The white thread is bleached linen and the blue is linen that has been bleached and dyed.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
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100743
label
Fragment of a Border with Vines and Floral Motifs
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Source metadata
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100743
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object
title
Fragment of a Border with Vines and Floral Motifs
description
The light blue ground of this fragment of lace, together with the varying thicknesses of threads used for the ground and the embroidered pattern, create a sense of depth in the textile. The white thread is bleached linen and the blue is linen that has been bleached and dyed.
date
1600s
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79493176
genreSpecific
Lace
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 13.5 x 17.4 cm (5 5/16 x 6 7/8 in.)
cul
Italy, 1600s
accession
1920.1129
Source extras
tec
Bleached and blue dyed linen (est.): needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in one direction) and bobbin lace edging
tombstone
Fragment of a Border with Vines and Floral Motifs, 1600s. Italy, 1600s. Bleached and blue dyed linen (est.): needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in one direction) and bobbin lace edging; overall: 13.5 x 17.4 cm (5 5/16 x 6 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1920.1129
collection
T - Lace
didYouKnow
The word <em>lace </em>derives from the Latin l<em>aqueus</em>, meaning <em>noose</em>.
citations
citation
Ricci, Elisa. Old Italian Lace. 1913.
page_number
vol. 1 no. 66
creditline
Gift of J. H. Wade
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2026-05-29 05:26:47.131000
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100743
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Textiles
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T - Lace
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Bleached and blue dyed linen (est.): needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in one direction) and bobbin lace edging
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