The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 19, 2024
Fragment of a Band with Abstract Pattern
1500s
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 CollectionJ.H. Wade1920-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