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Fragment of a Band with Dragon, Castle, and Vegetation

1500s

Italy

Medium
Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in one direction)
Measurements
Overall: 35.7 x 32.5 cm (14 1/16 x 12 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of J. H. Wade 1920.1143
Public Domain
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Location
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This piece has a counterpart at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (20.186.359).

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.

Fragment of a Band with Dragon, Castle, and Vegetation

1500s

Italy

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