The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 24, 2025

Lace Handkerchief

1800s

France or Flanders

Plain weave linen center: bobbin lace (Valenciennes) insertion and embroidered border
Average: 53.4 x 54.7 cm (21 x 21 9/16 in.)
Gift of Elisabeth Ireland in memory of her mother, Mrs. P. W. Harvey 1936.704
Location: Not on view

Description

In the lower corner of this lace handkerchief, the letters 'V' and 'L' with a nine-point coronet above them, have been created in lace and inset into the plain weave linen..
  • Laces and Embroideries from the Museum Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 6-31, 1937).
  • {{cite web|title=Lace Handkerchief|url=false|author=|year=1800s|access-date=24 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1936.704