The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 21, 2025
Border with Peacock Motif
1700s-1800s
Overall: 52.1 x 145.4 cm (20 1/2 x 57 1/4 in.)
Gift of J. H. Wade 1921.1141
Location: Not on view
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Handmade lace for marriage dowries was produced in large quantities in Russia during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.Description
This valance, a decorative drapery made for attachment at the frame of the bed, was a typical object from the dowry of a bride in eighteenth and nineteenth-century Russia. The valance, which shows a magnificent peacock flanked by temples or shrines, would have been made for the wedding night of a newlywed couple.- {{cite web|title=Border with Peacock Motif|url=false|author=|year=1700s-1800s|access-date=21 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1921.1141