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
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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