Fragment of a Border with Repeated Pattern of Fantastic Winged Animals (c. 1550–1600): Art, History and Details

Fragment of a Border with Repeated Pattern of Fantastic Winged Animals (c. 1550–1600) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

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. For related works see 1920.1245.

Object facts

• Title: Fragment of a Border with Repeated Pattern of Fantastic Winged Animals
• Date: c. 1550–1600
• Culture: Italy
• Type: Lace
• Technique: Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in two directions)
• Dimensions: Overall: 29.1 x 39.5 cm (11 7/16 x 15 9/16 in.)
• Collection: T - Lace
• Department: Textiles
• Accession number: 1920.825

A detail from the museum

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

Collection credit

Educational Purchase Fund

View the collection record

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