The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of July 21, 2026

A horizontally long, off-white needle lace band features four repeating panels separated by vertical ladder-like bars. Thick diagonal woven bands intersect with delicate leaf and flower shapes within each panel, creating a balanced rhythm of solid textures and open spaces. A decorative border of small teardrop-shaped loops trims the bottom edge. The complex design integrates botanical and geometric motifs into a unified, airy horizontal composition.

Lace Band

1500s–1600s

Italy

Needle lace (p[unto in aria) with modern crochet edging
Average: 8.3 x 24.8 cm (3 1/4 x 9 3/4 in.)
Gift of Mrs. Edward B. Greene, G. G. Wade and J. H. Wade Jr. for the Ellen Garretson Wade Memorial Collection 1923.973
Location: Not on view
  • Ricci, Elisa. Old Italian Lace. London, Philadelphia: William Heinemann ; J.B. Lippincott Company, 1913. Vol. 1, no. 213
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1923.973