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Source Description
The <em>mezza mandolina </em>technique produces an irregular mesh netting, as opposed to the uniform knotted netting of filet/lacis needle lace. This piece gains the overall effect of the mesh netting through the lace maker’s use of large and small circular patterns.
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Document identity
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100739
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Fragment with Wide Circular Pattern
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object
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1
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100739
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object
title
Fragment with Wide Circular Pattern
description
The <em>mezza mandolina </em>technique produces an irregular mesh netting, as opposed to the uniform knotted netting of filet/lacis needle lace. This piece gains the overall effect of the mesh netting through the lace maker’s use of large and small circular patterns.
date
1500s–1600s
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79493160
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Lace
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 11.4 x 17.5 cm (4 1/2 x 6 7/8 in.)
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Italy
accession
1920.1125
Source extras
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Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, mezza mandolina
tombstone
Fragment with Wide Circular Pattern, 1500s–1600s. Italy. Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, mezza mandolina; overall: 11.4 x 17.5 cm (4 1/2 x 6 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1920.1125
collection
T - Lace
didYouKnow
<em>Mezza mandolina</em> was frequently used for lace collars, often depicted in portraits of women from the 1500s and 1600s.
citations
citation
Ricci, Elisa. Old Italian Lace. 1913.
page_number
Vol. 1, No. 56
creditline
Gift of J. H. Wade
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2026-05-29 05:26:46.298000
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100739
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Textiles
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T - Lace
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Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, mezza mandolina
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1
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0
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photo
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