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Textiles often incorporate multiple needlework techniques within a single piece. One of the techniques in this example of lace is called cutwork. In cutwork, portions of the textile ground, such as a linen or cotton cloth, are cut away and threads are removed to create holes. The edges of the hole are then reinforced with embroidery and a pattern of needle lace can be created within the perimeter. Rather than adding to the cloth to create a design, the craftsperson removes threads to fabricate a pattern.
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114030
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Cloth with Border of Vegetal Motifs and Insertion with Bird Motifs
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114030
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Cloth with Border of Vegetal Motifs and Insertion with Bird Motifs
description
Textiles often incorporate multiple needlework techniques within a single piece. One of the techniques in this example of lace is called cutwork. In cutwork, portions of the textile ground, such as a linen or cotton cloth, are cut away and threads are removed to create holes. The edges of the hole are then reinforced with embroidery and a pattern of needle lace can be created within the perimeter. Rather than adding to the cloth to create a design, the craftsperson removes threads to fabricate a pattern.
date
1700s
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q80006590
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Lace
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Overall: 72.6 x 233.6 cm (28 9/16 x 91 15/16 in.)
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Cyprus ?, 1700s
accession
1933.311
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Plain weave wool with needle lace, burato insertion (twined ground and darned in two directions), filet/lacis border and edging (knotted ground and darned in one direction), drawn work, and embroidery; bleached linen (est.), wool (est.), and cotton (est.)
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Cloth with Border of Vegetal Motifs and Insertion with Bird Motifs, 1700s. Cyprus ?, 1700s. Plain weave wool with needle lace, burato insertion (twined ground and darned in two directions), filet/lacis border and edging (knotted ground and darned in one direction), drawn work, and embroidery; bleached linen (est.), wool (est.), and cotton (est.); overall: 72.6 x 233.6 cm (28 9/16 x 91 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Louise Tifft Brown, 1933.311
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T - Lace
didYouKnow
This lace was given to the museum by Louise Tifft Brown, a native Clevelander who became an expert in lace while living in Venice for 35 years.
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Bequest of Louise Tifft Brown
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2026-05-29 05:59:35.910000
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114030
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Textiles
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T - Lace
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Plain weave wool with needle lace, burato insertion (twined ground and darned in two directions), filet/lacis border and edging (knotted ground and darned in one direction), drawn work, and embroidery; bleached linen (est.), wool (est.), and cotton (est.)
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