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Nov 3, 2011
Nov 3, 2011
Fragment with Repeated Square Pattern
Fragment with Repeated Square Pattern
1500s-1600s
Needle lace; filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in two directions); bleached, dyed, and unbleached linen (est.)
Overall: 27 x 30.3 cm (10 5/8 x 11 15/16 in.)
Gift of J. H. Wade 1920.1157
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The word lace derives from the Latin laqueus, meaning noose.
Description
The prominent colors on this fragment of lace also determine the diagonal and square patterns within the textile. The dark yellow is unbleached linen, the white is bleached linen, and the blue is linen that has been bleached and dyed.
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