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Fragment of a Band with Abstract Pattern
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Fragment of a Band with Abstract Pattern

1500s · Bleached linen: needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in one direction)

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

In the buratto technique, the background pattern, known as the ground, is created by threads twined together. The tight twining on this ground contributes to the intricacy of the meandering geometric patterns.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineFragment of a Band with Abstract Pattern, 1500s. Italy, Venice. Bleached linen: needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in one direction); overall: 5.1 x 25.5 cm (2 x 10 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1920.1101
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