Cleveland Museum of Art

Cloth with Winged and Two-Tailed Animals

Date: 1600s-1700s
Medium: Bleached plain weave linen (est.): needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in two directions) and bobbin lace edging
Culture: Italy, 1600s-1700s
Department: Textiles
Institution: Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID: 114018

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Strange two-tailed animals accompanied by birds appear on the filet/lacis lace. The compact pattern repeats horizontally, with inserted bands of two-tailed animals confronting birds. The bird motif is also depicted alongside a flower motif on the outer filet/lacis border. This cloth was given to the museum by Louise Tifft Brown, a native Clevelander who became an expert in lace while living in Venice for 35 years.

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Credit line: Bequest of Louise Tifft Brown

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