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Fragment of a Border with Floral Vine and Geometric Patterns
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About this work
Textiles often incorporate multiple techniques within a single piece, providing visual interest, and also demonstrating the skill and versatility of the maker. This fragment incorporates both reticella, a type of geometric needle lace worked on a grid of plaited or laid thread, and a border of burato.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineFragment of a Border with Floral Vine and Geometric Patterns, 1500s. Italy. Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in two directions) and reticella; overall: 32.9 x 69.3 cm (12 15/16 x 27 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Myrta Leonora Jones, 1920.1267
