Liturgical lace

Textile ornamentation used in the Christian tradition

Italy, Venice, 17th century – Needlepoint (Venetian Flat Point) Lace Ecclesiastical Square – 1923.1026 – Cleveland Museum of Art

France, Louis 14th style, 18th century – Chasuble – 1916.1438 – Cleveland Museum of Art

Liturgical lace refers to the use of lace as a form a liturgical ornamentation at the crossroads of religious art and decorative arts.