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Fragment of a Border with Repeated Pattern of Fantastic Winged Animals
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About this 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.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineFragment of a Border with Repeated Pattern of Fantastic Winged Animals, 1500s–1600s. Italy. Bleached linen: needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in two directions) and fringe; overall: 28.8 x 143.2 cm (11 5/16 x 56 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1920.1245
