Panel with Birds, Flowers, and Suns (1500s–1600s): Art, History and Details
Panel with Birds, Flowers, and Suns at the Cleveland Museum of Art: 1500s–1600s, Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in two directions). Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection h
Panel with Birds, Flowers, and Suns (1500s–1600s) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.
The work and its context
The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:
The repeated sun and cross motifs, representing Christ and the Crucifixion, suggest this lace panel may have been used to ornament a Christian vestment, perhaps worn by a clergy member.
Object facts
- Title: Panel with Birds, Flowers, and Suns
- Date: 1500s–1600s
- Culture: Italy
- Type: Lace
- Technique: Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in two directions)
- Dimensions: Overall: 23.1 x 91.5 cm (9 1/8 x 36 in.)
- Collection: T - Lace
- Department: Textiles
- Accession number: 1920.1160
A detail from the museum
Based on the ancient belief that the peacock’s flesh never decayed, they became a symbol of immortality.
Collection credit
Gift of J. H. Wade
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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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