id: 114064 accession number: 1933.344 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1933.344 updated: 2023-03-04 09:29:52.521000 Border with Double-Headed Birds and Vases with Vines and Flowers, 19th century. Italy, Sardinia, 19th century. Needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in one direction); bleached linen (est.); overall: 23.8 x 244.2 cm (9 3/8 x 96 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Louise Tifft Brown 1933.344 title: Border with Double-Headed Birds and Vases with Vines and Flowers title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: 19th century creation date earliest: 1800 creation date latest: 1899 current location: creditline: Bequest of Louise Tifft Brown copyright: --- culture: Italy, Sardinia, 19th century technique: Needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in one direction); bleached linen (est.) department: Textiles collection: Textiles type: Lace find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 23.8 x 244.2 cm (9 3/8 x 96 1/8 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: This lace was given to the museum by Louise Tifft Brown, a native Clevelander who became an expert in lace while living in Venice for 35 years. digital description: Double-headed birds alternating with flowering vases appear on this filet/lacis lace. The pattern repeats horizontally, with organic spirals which burst into the upper and lower registers. wall description: --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1933.344/1933.344_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1933.344/1933.344_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1933.344/1933.344_full.tif