Joined Towel Ends with Floral Motifs (1800s): Art, History and Details
Joined Towel Ends with Floral Motifs at the Cleveland Museum of Art: 1800s, Linen: needle lace (cutwork and drawnwork), straight (continuous) bobbin lace, (tape lace) edging. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection hi
Joined Towel Ends with Floral Motifs (1800s) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.
The work and its context
The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:
The tradition of stylized floral motifs in Russian lace originates in Flanders: Russian lace makers were inspired by the floral designs of tulips and carnations popular in Flemish lace.
Object facts
- Title: Joined Towel Ends with Floral Motifs
- Date: 1800s
- Culture: Russia
- Type: Lace
- Technique: Linen: needle lace (cutwork and drawnwork), straight (continuous) bobbin lace, (tape lace) edging
- Dimensions: Overall: 55.8 x 48.1 cm (21 15/16 x 18 15/16 in.)
- Collection: T - Lace
- Department: Textiles
- Accession number: 1921.1135
A detail from the museum
The demand for Russian lace grew rapidly after it was first displayed at the 1873 World Fair in Vienna.
Collection credit
Gift of J. H. Wade
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