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Cloth with Border of Peacocks and Vegetation

1600s–1700s

Italy, 1600s-1700s

Medium
plain weave bleached linen (est.): needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in one direction)
Measurements
Overall: 80.3 x 334.3 cm (31 5/8 x 131 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Dudley P. Allen Fund 1916.1884
Public Domain
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Did You Know?

Based on the ancient belief that the peacock’s flesh never decayed, they became a symbol of immortality and the Resurrection of Christ.

Description

This large cloth shows a repeated pattern of confronted peacocks flanked by decorative motifs. More birds appear in the register above, and a pattern of four-legged animals is in the register below.

Cloth with Border of Peacocks and Vegetation

1600s–1700s

Italy, 1600s-1700s

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