Fragment of a Border with Floral Vine and Geometric Patterns
Cleveland Museum of Art

Fragment of a Border with Floral Vine and Geometric Patterns

1500s

Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in two directions) and reticella
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

Myrta Leonora Jones, the donor of this lace, was a women’s rights activist in Cleveland in the early 20th century.

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