Panel with a Pattern of Trees and Unidentified Animals (1800s): Art, History and Details
Panel with a Pattern of Trees and Unidentified Animals at the Cleveland Museum of Art: 1800s, Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in two directions). Explore the work's context, creator attribution and
Panel with a Pattern of Trees and Unidentified Animals (1800s) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.
The work and its context
The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:
The darning, or area of woven pattern, on these two attached panels is much thicker than the ground. In the center, a tree is flanked by four-legged animals, perhaps horses, lions, or griffins.
Object facts
- Title: Panel with a Pattern of Trees and Unidentified Animals
- Date: 1800s
- Culture: Spain
- Type: Lace
- Technique: Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in two directions)
- Dimensions: Overall: 92.7 x 69.6 cm (36 1/2 x 27 3/8 in.)
- Collection: T - Lace
- Department: Textiles
- Accession number: 1956.323
A detail from the museum
The word lace derives from the Latin laqueus, meaning noose.
Collection credit
Anonymous gift in memory of Mrs. Henry G. Keller
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See the museum's photographs and full catalogue entry. Catalogue text is reproduced from the Cleveland Museum of Art's open-access data, with HTML formatting removed. This object and its supplied image are designated CC0.
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