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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.
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Document identity
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100740
label
Fragment with a Floral (tendril) Motif
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Source metadata
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100740
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object
title
Fragment with a Floral (tendril) Motif
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
1500s–1600s
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q79493163
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Lace
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 12.5 x 7.4 cm (4 15/16 x 2 15/16 in.)
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Italy
accession
1920.1126
Source extras
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Bleached and blue dyed linen (est.): needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in one and two directions)
tombstone
Fragment with a Floral (tendril) Motif, 1500s–1600s. Italy. Bleached and blue dyed linen (est.): needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in one and two directions); overall: 12.5 x 7.4 cm (4 15/16 x 2 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1920.1126
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T - Lace
didYouKnow
The word<em> lace</em> derives from the Latin <em>laqueus</em>, meaning <em>noose</em>.
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Gift of J. H. Wade
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2026-05-29 05:26:46.312000
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100740
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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 and two directions)
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