Cleveland Museum of Art
Cover with Border of Abstract Floral Motifs
- Date
- 1700s
- Medium
- Rose silk (est.) center: plain weave Silk (est.) embroidery on unidentified ground fiber border: needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in one direction)
- Culture
- Italy ?, 1700s
- Department
- Textiles
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Object ID
- 103790
From the Cleveland Museum of Art record
Notable for its bright and valued colors, this cover has a needle lace border of natural and organic motifs attached to a silk cloth. The lace is divided into two registers, possibly representing stylized plants and flowers growing above ground with their roots growing in pots beneath them. The large size and square form suggest that this textile would likely have been used as a table cloth.
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- Credit line
- Gift of Mrs. Edward S. Page
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