Fragment of a Band with Geometric Pattern and Floral Motif
Cleveland Museum of Art

Fragment of a Band with Geometric Pattern and Floral Motif

1800s

Cotton (est.): needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in one direction)
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

Books of patterns for lace making and other needlework were aimed at well-to-do women and girls to encourage domestic virtue.

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