Fragment of a Band with Confronted Birds, a Formal Tree, and Smaller Animals

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Fragment of a Band with Confronted Birds, a Formal Tree, and Smaller Animals

Date
1500s
Medium
Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in one direction)
Culture
Italy
Department
Textiles
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID
100760

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Birds, perhaps eagles, confront each other on this corner fragment. Of particular interest is how they are surrounded by smaller animals and framed by a geometric structure. This could reference a family’s heraldry, or show the lace maker’s skill in rendering figural and geometric motifs. The word lace derives from the Latin laqueus , meaning noose .

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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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