id:			116182
accession number:	1936.95
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1936.95
updated:		2023-03-07 15:13:21.801000

Cloth with Unicorns, Dragons, Other Animals, and Floral Patterns, 1800s. Italy, 19th century. Bleached linen: needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in two directions) and alternating cutwork, embroidered squares, and bobbin lace edging; overall: 113.5 x 138 cm (44 11/16 x 54 5/16 in.); mounted: 121.9 x 146.1 cm (48 x 57 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Frances McIntosh Sherwin Collection 1936.95

title:				Cloth with Unicorns, Dragons, Other Animals, and Floral Patterns
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creation date:			1800s
creation date earliest:		1800
creation date latest:		1899
current location:		
creditline:			The Frances McIntosh Sherwin Collection
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culture:	Italy, 19th century
technique:	Bleached linen: needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in two directions) and alternating cutwork, embroidered squares, and bobbin lace edging
department:	Textiles
collection:	Textiles
type:		Lace
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CREATORS

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measurements: Overall: 113.5 x 138 cm (44 11/16 x 54 5/16 in.); Mounted: 121.9 x 146.1 cm (48 x 57 1/2 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Renaissance lace rotation
	opening date:   2019-04-15T04:00:00
	<i>Renaissance lace rotation</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 15-November 18, 2019).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

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fun fact:
The two-legged dragon with a barbed tail at the corners of the lace cloth is called a wyvern.

digital description:
Scattered throughout this textile are depictions of both real and imaginary animals: unicorns and dragons exist alongside lions, stags, and an assortment of birds. There are also identifiable plants, flowers, and fruits as well as simply decorative or fictional ones. The maker, whose initials CM appear between the unicorns, perhaps chose to mix fantastical motifs with natural ones to create a more captivating spectacle. This large textile was perhaps meant for use as a table cover.

wall description:
Scattered throughout this textile are depictions of both real and imaginary animals: unicorns and dragons exist alongside lions, stags, and an assortment of birds. There are also identifiable plants, flowers, and fruits as well as simply decorative or fictional ones. The maker, whose initials CM appear between the unicorns, perhaps chose to mix fantastical motifs with natural ones to create a more captivating spectacle. This large textile was perhaps meant for use as a table cover.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Underhill, Gertrude. "The Frances McIntosh Sherwin Collection of Lace." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art </em>23, no. 4 (1936): 53-54.
	page number: 	53-54
	url:		http://www.jstor.org/stable/25137765.

	"New in the Galleries.” <em>Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine </em>59, no. 3 (May/June 2019): Back cover.
	page number: 	Reproduced and Mentioned: Back cover.
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	related work in the collection of The Art Institute of Chicago. Object accession number 1986.11, Cover, France, c. 1620/30. 105.3 x 137.3 cm (41-1/2 x 54 in.). linen.
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	url:		https://www.artic.edu/artworks/105090/cover

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IMAGES

web:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1936.95/1936.95_web.jpg
print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1936.95/1936.95_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1936.95/1936.95_full.tif