The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 20, 2025

Fragment of a Border with Repeated Pattern of Fantastic Winged Animals

1500s–1600s

Italy, 1500s-1600s

Bleached linen: needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in two directions) and fringe
Overall: 28.8 x 143.2 cm (11 5/16 x 56 3/8 in.)
Gift of J. H. Wade 1920.1245
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

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

Description

A four-legged animal pattern repeats in the top register, and winged birds appear in the central and bottom register. The birds, which are significantly larger in the central panel, may be peacocks.
  • Ida Schiff Collection
    ?-1920
    Jeptha Homer Wade II [1857-1926], Cleveland, OH
    1920-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Ricci, Elisa. Old Italian Lace. 1913. vol. 1 no. 97-100
  • {{cite web|title=Fragment of a Border with Repeated Pattern of Fantastic Winged Animals|url=false|author=|year=1500s–1600s|access-date=20 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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