The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 19, 2024
Fragment of a Border with Abstract Pattern
16th century
Overall: 8 x 19.1 cm (3 1/8 x 7 1/2 in.)
Gift of J. H. Wade 1920.1123
Location: not on view
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The frayed quality of the fragment causes the buratto pattern to appear abstracted, but it was likely a flowering vine.Description
The dark yellow ground of the unbleached linen allows for the pattern, worked in bleached linen in the buratto technique, to stand out. Brown silk thread has also been incorporated, adding a shimmering effect to the contrasting colors.- Ida Schiff CollectionJ.H. Wade1920-The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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