The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 21, 2025

Fragment of a Band with Abstract Pattern

1500s

Italy, Venice, 1500s

Bleached linen: needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in one direction)
Overall: 5.1 x 25.5 cm (2 x 10 1/16 in.)
Gift of J. H. Wade 1920.1101
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

The word lace derives from the Latin laqueus, meaning noose.

Description

In the buratto technique, the background pattern, known as the ground, is created by threads twined together. The tight twining on this ground contributes to the intricacy of the meandering geometric patterns.
  • Ida Schiff Collection
    J.H. Wade
    1920-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio
  • Renaissance lace rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 1, 2012-December 9, 2013).
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1920.1101