Fragment with Repeated Square Pattern
Cleveland Museum of Art

Fragment with Repeated Square Pattern

1500s–1600s

Bleached, dyed, and unbleached linen (est.): needle lace; filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in two directions)
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

The word <em>lace</em> derives from the Latin <em>laqueus</em>, meaning <em>noose</em>.

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