Fragment of a Band with Birds and Trees

Cleveland Museum of Art

Fragment of a Band with Birds and Trees

Date
1500s
Medium
Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in one direction)
Culture
Italy, Sicily, 1500s
Department
Textiles
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID
100735

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This lace, made in Sicily, shows a close relationship to a pattern in a model book published in Lyon, France, a commercial center of printing and luxury textile trade with strong ties to Italy. The designs were based on a grid, making it easier for the lace maker to translate the printed image into needlework. Plant motifs, such as the blooming bushes found here, flanked by birds, were popular for their associations with well-being or blessing.

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Credit line
Gift of J. H. Wade
Provenance
Ida Schiff Collection | J. H. Wade | 1920-: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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