Cleveland Museum of Art
Fragment of a Band with Abstract Pattern
- Date
- 1500s
- Medium
- Bleached linen: needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in one direction)
- Culture
- Italy, Venice
- Department
- Textiles
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
In the buratto technique, the background pattern, known as the ground, is created by threads twined together. The tight twining on this ground contributes to the intricacy of the meandering geometric patterns. The word lace derives from the Latin laqueus , meaning noose .
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