id:			100885
accession number:	1920.1245
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1920.1245
updated:		2021-06-04 00:25:41.932000

Fragment of a Border with Repeated Pattern of Fantastic Winged Animals, 1500s-1600s. Italy, 16th-17th century. Bleached linen: needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in two directions) and fringe; overall: 28.8 x 143.2 cm (11 5/16 x 56 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade 1920.1245

title:				Fragment of a Border with Repeated Pattern of Fantastic Winged Animals
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creation date:			1500s-1600s
creation date earliest:		1500
creation date latest:		1699
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creditline:			Gift of J. H. Wade
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culture:	Italy, 16th-17th century
technique:	Bleached linen: needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in two directions) and fringe
department:	Textiles
collection:	Textiles
type:		Lace
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measurements: Overall: 28.8 x 143.2 cm (11 5/16 x 56 3/8 in.)
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Ida Schiff Collection
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	Jeptha Homer Wade II [1857-1926], Cleveland, OH
	date: ?-1920
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1920-
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fun fact: 
The word<em> lace</em> derives from the Latin <em>laqueus</em>, meaning <em>noose</em>.

digital description: 
A four-legged animal pattern repeats in the top register, and winged birds appear in the central and bottom register. The birds, which are significantly larger in the central panel, may be peacocks.

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RELATED WORKS

	id: 		102162
	Fragment of a Border with Repeated Pattern of Fantastic Winged Animals, c. 1550–1600. Italy. Needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in two directions); bleached linen (est.); overall: 29.1 x 39.5 cm (11 7/16 x 15 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Educational Purchase Fund 1920.825
	relationship: 	originally part of

	id: 		None
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CITATIONS

	Ricci, Elisa. <em>Old Italian Lace</em>. 1913.
	page number: 	vol. 1 no. 97-100
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IMAGES

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full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1920.1245/1920.1245_full.tif