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Source Description
A tendril motif is a recurring pattern in needle lace. The frequent use of the motif, adapted in lace from different centuries and regions, suggests that it was found in a pattern book. Here, the pattern is unusually ornate with additional swirling and flowering motifs.
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114036
label
Border with Floral Motifs
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114036
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title
Border with Floral Motifs
description
A tendril motif is a recurring pattern in needle lace. The frequent use of the motif, adapted in lace from different centuries and regions, suggests that it was found in a pattern book. Here, the pattern is unusually ornate with additional swirling and flowering motifs.
date
1800s
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CC0
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en
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Q80006603
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Lace
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Overall: 27.9 x 316.2 cm (11 x 124 1/2 in.)
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Italy, Sardinia
accession
1933.317
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Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in one direction)
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Border with Floral Motifs, 1800s. Italy, Sardinia. Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in one direction); overall: 27.9 x 316.2 cm (11 x 124 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Louise Tifft Brown, 1933.317
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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 05:59:34.733000
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114036
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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 one direction)
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