id:			100257
accession number:	1919.753
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1919.753
updated:		2023-08-23 18:32:04.271000

Fragment of a Band with Floral Motif, 18th or early 19th century. Spain, 18th or early 19th century. Needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in one direction); bleached linen (est.); overall: 20 x 23 cm (7 7/8 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Myrta Leonora Jones 1919.753

title:				Fragment of a Band with Floral Motif
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creation date:			18th or early 19th century
creation date earliest:		1700
creation date latest:		1840
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creditline:			Gift of Myrta Leonora Jones
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culture:	Spain, 18th or early 19th century
technique:	Needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in one direction); bleached linen (est.)
department:	Textiles
collection:	Textiles
type:		Lace
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measurements: Overall: 20 x 23 cm (7 7/8 x 9 1/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Gift of Myrta Leonora Jones (Mrs. Henry White Cannon)
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fun fact:
Myrta Leonora Jones, the donor of this work, was a women’s rights activist in Cleveland in the early 20th century.

digital description:
Though it is a small fragment, this piece of lace is simple and honest in its decorative quality. The focus is on the abstract floral motif, which stands out with its thick darning against the unadorned diamond ground netting.

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	"Accessions." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 6, no. 10 (1919): 162.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 162
	url:		http://www.jstor.org/stable/25136331

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IMAGES

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