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Source Description
This rectangular textile is composed of a fine, translucent ground fabric with a scattered pattern of small embroidered floral sprigs. Along the lower edge is a continuous band of oval medallions framed by embroidered scrolling elements, each enclosing a central floral motif executed in <em>calado</em> or another openwork technique. Vertical floral panels separate the medallions, and the edge terminates in a scalloped openwork border.
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Document identity
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110356
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Embroidered Textile
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object
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110356
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object
title
Embroidered Textile
description
This rectangular textile is composed of a fine, translucent ground fabric with a scattered pattern of small embroidered floral sprigs. Along the lower edge is a continuous band of oval medallions framed by embroidered scrolling elements, each enclosing a central floral motif executed in <em>calado</em> or another openwork technique. Vertical floral panels separate the medallions, and the edge terminates in a scalloped openwork border.
date
1800s
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rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q80002568
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Embroidery
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 43.5 x 88.5 cm (17 1/8 x 34 13/16 in.)
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Philippines
accession
1928.9
Source extras
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Plain weave piña cloth: needle lace and embroidery
tombstone
Embroidered Textile, 1800s. Philippines. Plain weave piña cloth: needle lace and embroidery; overall: 43.5 x 88.5 cm (17 1/8 x 34 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. O. E. Kelsey, 1928.9
collection
T - Lace
didYouKnow
This textile may be a fragment from the sleeves of a baro-camisa garment.
creditline
Gift of Mrs. O. E. Kelsey
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2026-05-29 05:51:56.903000
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110356
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Textiles
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T - Lace
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Plain weave piña cloth: needle lace and embroidery
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