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Source Description
Textiles often incorporate multiple needlework techniques within a single piece. One of the main 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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Document identity
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114054
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Corner Fragment with a Variety of Patterns
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114054
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object
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Corner Fragment with a Variety of Patterns
description
Textiles often incorporate multiple needlework techniques within a single piece. One of the main 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
1800s
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q80006641
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Lace
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1
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dimensionsRaw
Overall: 79.8 x 71.4 cm (31 7/16 x 28 1/8 in.)
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Italy, 1800s
accession
1933.334
Source extras
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Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, machine-made burato (twined ground and darned in two directions), cutwork, drawnwork, and applied fringe
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Corner Fragment with a Variety of Patterns, 1800s. Italy, 1800s. Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, machine-made burato (twined ground and darned in two directions), cutwork, drawnwork, and applied fringe; overall: 79.8 x 71.4 cm (31 7/16 x 28 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Louise Tifft Brown, 1933.334
collection
T - Lace
didYouKnow
The various techniques used in this fragment suggest that it may have been made as a sampler to practice different lacemaking techniques.
citations
citation
Underhill, Gertrude. "Louise Tifft Brown Bequest of Lace." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 20, no. 10 (1933): 157-59.
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157-159
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Bequest of Louise Tifft Brown
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2026-05-29 05:59:40.540000
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114054
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Textiles
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T - Lace
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Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, machine-made burato (twined ground and darned in two directions), cutwork, drawnwork, and applied fringe
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