id:			100761
accession number:	1920.1143
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1920.1143
updated:		2022-05-24 09:01:49.123000

Fragment of a Band with Dragon, Castle, and Vegetation, 1500s. Italy, 16th century. Needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in one direction); bleached linen (est.); overall: 35.7 x 32.5 cm (14 1/16 x 12 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade 1920.1143

title:				Fragment of a Band with Dragon, Castle, and Vegetation
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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: 35.7 x 32.5 cm (14 1/16 x 12 13/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Renaissance lace rotation
	opening date:   2012-11-01T04:00:00
	<i>Renaissance lace rotation</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 1, 2012-December 9, 2013).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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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
	date: 1920-
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fun fact: 
This piece has a counterpart at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (20.186.359).

digital description: 
The detailed and elegant craftsmanship of this piece of lace clearly delineates the dragon, with its extended tongue, pointy scales along its neck and tail, and clawed feet. To its right is an architectural element, most likely a castle.

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IMAGES

web:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1920.1143/1920.1143_web.jpg
print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1920.1143/1920.1143_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1920.1143/1920.1143_full.tif