Fragment with a Floral (tendril) Motif
Cleveland Museum of Art

Fragment with a Floral (tendril) Motif

1500s–1600s

Bleached and blue dyed linen (est.): needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in one and 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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