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Panel with Panthers, Birds, and Floral Motifs
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About this work
In this panel, a pair of panthers, a common motif in Russian textiles, flank a stylized Tree of Life. Two different types of birds fly above the scene. One bird is small, while the other is larger and similar to a peacock. The diamond patterning and geometric motifs throughout this lace are characteristic of Russian “peasant laces.”
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit linePanel with Panthers, Birds, and Floral Motifs, 1700s–1800s. Russia, Nizhniy Novgorod, 1700s-1800s. Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in one and two directions); overall: 57.4 x 90.2 cm (22 5/8 x 35 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Rollin J. Stickle, 1934.193
