Collection Online as of January 28, 2023
Fragment of a Band with Vine Scroll and Leaves
Needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in two directions); bleached linen (est.)
Overall: 15 x 63.8 cm (5 7/8 x 25 1/8 in.)
Gift of J. H. Wade 1920.1161
Location
not on view
Description
A scrolling vine with budding vegetation or a tendril motif is a recurring pattern in needle lace. The frequent use of the motif, adapted in lace from different centuries and regions, suggests that it was found in a pattern book.