Lace-making pillow

Overview

Cleveland’s nineteenth-century Spanish lace pillow is a straw-stuffed bolster carrying a pinned pattern. Linen threads wind from handmade boxwood bobbins toward the lace, where crossing and twisting builds connections held by pins.

The Torchon edging has straight and scalloped edges. Removing pins releases the finished work. Some bobbins were detached and later reknotted: its present display includes later alteration, rather than an untouched working arrangement.

History & identity

Spanish bobbin lace

Sources & representation

Institutional teaching account.

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   Lace Pillow

   Cleveland Museum of Art

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1. Collection recordLace PillowResearch access: 2026-10-23

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