The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 19, 2024
Fragment with Floral Motif
17th-18th century
Overall: 14.6 x 15.1 cm (5 3/4 x 5 15/16 in.)
Gift of Myrta Leonora Jones 1919.775
Location: not on view
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Myrta Leonora Jones, the donor of this work, was a women’s rights activist in Cleveland in the early 20th century.Description
Though this fragment of lace is completed in the filet/lacis technique, the floral motif imitates a form of needle lace particular to Spain, known as Ruedas or Sol Lace, due to its radial patterns.- 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
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1919.775