Cleveland Museum of Art
Cloth with Border of Crowned Double-Headed Eagles with Various Emblems, Birds, and Other Animals
- Date
- 1800s
- Medium
- Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in two directions), bobbin lace insert and edging, and crochet insert
- Culture
- Italy, 1800s
- Department
- Textiles
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
A range of techniques were used to create textural variation in this lace cloth: buratto , bobbin, and crochet. Figural motifs appear within the inserted buratto bands. Different birds, with crosses visible on their chests, crowned double-headed eagles, and feline figures facing a vessel may allude to the heraldic symbols of a particular family. 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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