Fragment of a Band with Vines and Leaves

1600s
Overall: 12.7 x 64.8 cm (5 x 25 1/2 in.)
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Books of patterns for lace making and other needlework were aimed at well-to-do women and girls to encourage domestic virtue.

Description

A scrolling vine with budding vegetation or a tendril is a recurring pattern in needle lace. The frequent use of the motif, adapted in lace from different centuries and regions, suggests that it was found in a pattern book.
Fragment of a Band with Vines and Leaves

Fragment of a Band with Vines and Leaves

1600s

Italy, 17th century

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