The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 26, 2025

Fragment of a Border with Floral Motif

1700s

Spain, 1700s

Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in one and two directions)
Overall: 30.1 x 37.6 cm (11 7/8 x 14 13/16 in.)
Gift of Myrta Leonora Jones 1919.745
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

Myrta Leonora Jones, the donor of this work, was a women’s rights activist in Cleveland in the early 20th century.

Description

The scalloped bottom edge of this lace fragment indicates that it was originally meant as the border for a larger work of lace or other textile.
  • Gift of Myrta Leonora Jones (Mrs. Henry White Cannon)
  • "Accessions." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 6, no. 10 (1919): 162. Mentioned: p. 162 www.jstor.org
  • {{cite web|title=Fragment of a Border with Floral Motif|url=false|author=|year=1700s|access-date=26 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1919.745