Panel with a Pattern of Trees and Unidentified Animals

Cleveland Museum of Art

Panel with a Pattern of Trees and Unidentified Animals

Date
1800s
Medium
Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in two directions)
Culture
Spain
Department
Textiles
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art

The darning, or area of woven pattern, on these two attached panels is much thicker than the ground. In the center, a tree is flanked by four-legged animals, perhaps horses, lions, or griffins. The word lace derives from the Latin laqueus , meaning noose .

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