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Border with Stags, Fountains, and Trees

1500s

Italy, Sicily, 1500s

Medium
Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in one direction) and applied fringe
Measurements
Overall: 13.5 x 177.3 cm (5 5/16 x 69 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of J. H. Wade 1921.1138
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Plant motifs, such as the blooming bushes found here, flanked by birds, were popular for their associations with well-being or blessing.

Description

Prancing stags, represented with their heads turned backward, flank an ornate fountain. The fountain motif could allude to rejuvenation and immortality.

Border with Stags, Fountains, and Trees

1500s

Italy, Sicily, 1500s

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