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Source Description
This square textile is made of fine piña fiber in plain weave. It has a wide hand-embroidered cotton border on all sides, featuring scalloped edges and repeating floral and geometric motifs. Small embroidered floral elements are scattered across the interior field. This object was probably worn as a fichu or neck covering.
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Document identity
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132991
label
Lace Fichu
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132991
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object
title
Lace Fichu
description
This square textile is made of fine piña fiber in plain weave. It has a wide hand-embroidered cotton border on all sides, featuring scalloped edges and repeating floral and geometric motifs. Small embroidered floral elements are scattered across the interior field. This object was probably worn as a fichu or neck covering.
date
c. 1875–1900
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q80025106
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Embroidery
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dimensionsRaw
Overall: 69.9 x 68 cm (27 1/2 x 26 3/4 in.)
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Philippines
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1955.42
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Plain weave piña: needle lace (drawnwork) and embroidery
tombstone
Lace Fichu, c. 1875–1900. Philippines. Plain weave piña: needle lace (drawnwork) and embroidery; overall: 69.9 x 68 cm (27 1/2 x 26 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Marian H. Stone, 1955.420
collection
T - Lace
didYouKnow
A fichu is a large, square kerchief worn by women to fill in the low neckline of a bodice.
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Gift of Marian H. Stone
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2026-05-29 06:50:31.298000
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132991
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Textiles
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T - Lace
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Plain weave piña: needle lace (drawnwork) and embroidery
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