id:			100760
accession number:	1920.1142
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1920.1142
updated:		2023-08-23 18:34:50.728000

Fragment of a Band with Confronted Birds, a Formal Tree, and Smaller Animals, 1500s. Italy, 16th century. Needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in one direction); bleached linen (est.); overall: 39.1 x 45.6 cm (15 3/8 x 17 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade 1920.1142

title:				Fragment of a Band with Confronted Birds, a Formal Tree, and Smaller Animals
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creation date:			1500s
creation date earliest:		1500
creation date latest:		1599
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creditline:			Gift of J. H. Wade
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culture:	Italy, 16th century
technique:	needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in one direction); bleached linen (est.)
department:	Textiles
collection:	Textiles
type:		Lace
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measurements: Overall: 39.1 x 45.6 cm (15 3/8 x 17 15/16 in.)
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PROVENANCE

	Ida Schiff Collection
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	J.H. Wade
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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fun fact:
The word <em>lace</em> derives from the Latin <em>laqueus</em>, meaning <em>noose</em>.

digital description:
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.

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web:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1920.1142/1920.1142_web.jpg
print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1920.1142/1920.1142_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1920.1142/1920.1142_full.tif