Sleeve (c. 1875–1900): Art, History and Details
Sleeve at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1875–1900, Plain weave piña: needle lace (drawnwork) and embroidery. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Sleeve (c. 1875–1900) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.
The work and its context
The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:
This unsewn sleeve panel is made of fine piña fiber in plain weave. The lower edge is finished with a wide hand-embroidered cotton border featuring scalloped edging and repeating floral and geometric motifs. Vertical embroidered elements are arranged in regular intervals above the border.
Object facts
- Title: Sleeve
- Date: c. 1875–1900
- Culture: Philippines
- Type: Embroidery
- Technique: Plain weave piña: needle lace (drawnwork) and embroidery
- Dimensions: Overall: 48.3 x 102.9 cm (19 x 40 1/2 in.)
- Collection: T - Lace
- Department: Textiles
- Accession number: 1955.418
A detail from the museum
Piña comes from pineapple plants, which the Spanish brought to the Philippines from South America.
Collection credit
Gift of Marian A. Parsons
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