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Fragment of a Band with Birds and Trees
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Fragment of a Band with Birds and Trees

1500s · Bleached linen (est.): 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

This lace, made in Sicily, shows a close relationship to a pattern in a model book published in Lyon, France, a commercial center of printing and luxury textile trade with strong ties to Italy. The designs were based on a grid, making it easier for the lace maker to translate the printed image into needlework.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineFragment of a Band with Birds and Trees, 1500s. Italy, Sicily, 1500s. Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in one direction); overall: 5.4 x 23.5 cm (2 1/8 x 9 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1920.1121
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