The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 19, 2025
Lace Collar
1560–1600
Overall: 56.8 x 29.5 cm (22 3/8 x 11 5/8 in.)
Gift of J. H. Wade 1920.1240
Location: 003 Special Exhibition Hall
Description
Large and small round motifs in a linear framework form this geometric design made in open cutwork, now known as reticella. Its fineness was cut from a linen cloth whose woven grid provided a firm ground for the embroiderer to build her lace. A similar design for open cutwork was published in a pattern book by Frederic de Vinciolo in Paris in 1587.- Ida Schiff Collection.
- Vinciolo, Federic di. Les singuliers et nouveaux pourtraicts, pour toutes sortes d'ouvrages de lingerie. Paris: Jean Le Clerc, 1603. p. 54
- Renaissance to Runway: The Enduring Italian Houses. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 9, 2025-February 1, 2026).Renaissance lace rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 19, 2017-April 16, 2019).Renaissance lace rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 16, 2013-December 15, 2014).Lace: Italy, Flanders, France. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 3-July 9, 1987).
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1920.1240