Band with Figures of Women and Angels
Cleveland Museum of Art

Band with Figures of Women and Angels

1500s–1600s

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

Horizontal writing along the towers can be deciphered as <em>Ave Maria, gratia plena</em>, translated from Latin as <em>Hail Mary, full of grace</em>.

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