Fragment of a Band with Vine Scroll and Leaves, 16th-17th century. Italy, 16th-17th century. Needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in two directions); bleached linen (est.); overall: 15 x cm (5 7/8 x 25 1/8 in.). A scrolling vine with budding vegetation or a tendril motif 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.

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