id: 103790 accession number: 1921.84 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1921.84 updated: 2022-01-04 14:54:20.603000 Cover with Border of Abstract Floral Motifs, 18th century. Italy ?, 18th century. Needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in one direction); silk (est.) and unidentified ground fiber; overall: 133.4 x 114 cm (52 1/2 x 44 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Edward S. Page 1921.84 title: Cover with Border of Abstract Floral Motifs title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: 18th century creation date earliest: 1700 creation date latest: 1799 current location: creditline: Gift of Mrs. Edward S. Page copyright: --- culture: Italy ?, 18th century technique: Needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in one direction); silk (est.) and unidentified ground fiber department: Textiles collection: Textiles type: Lace find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 133.4 x 114 cm (52 1/2 x 44 7/8 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: The large size and square form suggest that this textile would likely have been used as a table cloth. digital description: Notable for its bright and valued colors, this cover has a needle lace border of natural and organic motifs attached to a silk cloth. The lace is divided into two registers, possibly representing stylized plants and flowers growing above ground with their roots growing in pots beneath them. wall description: --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1921.84/1921.84_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1921.84/1921.84_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1921.84/1921.84_full.tif