The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of February 23, 2026
Fragment of a Border with Floral Vine and Geometric Patterns
1500s
Overall: 32.9 x 69.3 cm (12 15/16 x 27 5/16 in.)
Gift of Myrta Leonora Jones 1920.1267
Location: Not on view
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Myrta Leonora Jones, the donor of this lace, was a women’s rights activist in Cleveland in the early 20th century.Description
Textiles often incorporate multiple techniques within a single piece, providing visual interest, and also demonstrating the skill and versatility of the maker. This fragment incorporates both reticella, a type of geometric needle lace worked on a grid of plaited or laid thread, and a border of burato.- Gift of Myrta Leonora Jones (Mrs. Henry White Cannon)
- Ricci, Elisa. Old Italian Lace. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1913. vol. 1 no. 22
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