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Cloth with Border of Crowned Double-Headed Eagles with Various Emblems, Birds, and Other Animals
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Cloth with Border of Crowned Double-Headed Eagles with Various Emblems, Birds, and Other Animals

1800s · Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in two directions), bobbin lace insert and edging, and crochet insert

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

About this work

A range of techniques were used to create textural variation in this lace cloth: buratto , bobbin, and crochet. Figural motifs appear within the inserted buratto bands. Different birds, with crosses visible on their chests, crowned double-headed eagles, and feline figures facing a vessel may allude to the heraldic symbols of a particular family.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineCloth with Border of Crowned Double-Headed Eagles with Various Emblems, Birds, and Other Animals, 1800s. Italy, 1800s. Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in two directions), bobbin lace insert and edging, and crochet insert; overall: 62.4 x 132.3 cm (24 9/16 x 52 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Louise Tifft Brown, 1933.315
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