Cleveland Museum of Art
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
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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